George Holt Henderson SMITH

SMITH, George Holt Henderson

    Service Number: 618
    Enlisted: 10 September 1914
    Last Rank: Second Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Malvern, South Australia, Australia, 17 May 1895
    Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
    Schooling: Public School Adelaide, South Australia and Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 May 1915, aged 20 years
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
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    Memorials: Geraldton Gallipoli Roll of Honour, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 618, 11th Infantry Battalion
    2 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 618, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 618, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 618, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    5 May 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion
    25 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Served as SMITH GEORGE HOLT HENDERSON, shown to be the correct name. Son of Robert Henderson Smith and Eleanor Catherine Holt, his wife, of Perth, Western Australia. Native of Adelaide. Cemetery details state that he enlisted under the name of George Holt Henderson SMITH.

    Biography contributed by Michael Silver

    Birth registration details

    Name: George Holt Henderson Smith
    Birth Date: 17 May 1895
    Birth Place: Malvern
    Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Father: Robert Henderson Smith
    Mother: Elleanor Catherine White
    Page Number: 256
    Volume Number: 564

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