William James SMITH

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Service Number:	794
Enlisted:	25 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1886
Home Town:	Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Peterhead, Scotland
Occupation:	Farmer Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 19, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

25 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 794, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 794, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 794, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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Son of George and Mary Smith of Nether Hill, St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Mrs Sneddon of Marius Street, Tamworth, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the 5th Gordon Highlanders and Territorial Forces

He is honoured on the St Fergus War Memorial in Aberdeenshire, Scotland