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SMITH, George Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2855 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, 31 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Barwite, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Barwite East Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2855, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2855 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
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"...2855 Private George Alex Smith, 4th Pioneer Battalion, of Mansfield, Victoria. Prior to enrolment in August 1915, Pte Smith was employed as a farmer and grazier in Mansfield, Victoria. He sailed from Melbourne with the 6th Reinforcements on RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915. The 4th Pioneers served on the Western Front and were engaged in battle at Albert and Pozieres in July and August 1916. Pte Smith was killed in action on 5 August 1916, aged 20. He has no known grave and is remembered at the Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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