SMART, Benjamin Frederick
| Service Number: | 5767 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia, 26 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Wynyard, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 April 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 16), France, Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5767, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5767, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5767, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Hobart | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 5767, 40th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5767, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Promoted Corporal | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Promoted Lance Sergeant | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement 5767, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5767 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-30 |
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From Jan Jones
Lance Sergeant 5767 BENJAMIN FREDERICK SMART.
LSgt Benjamin Smart was born on 26th June 1896 at Emu Bay, North Western Tasmania. He was the third son of William Smart and Mary Ann Hay and had been an Army Cadet for five years prior to enlisting in April, 1916. Benjamin arrived in France in November, 1916; he was first injured on 11 February, 1917, a gunshot wound to the face and chest and on 8 June, a gunshot wound to his arm, followed by short periods of recovery. Benjamin was promoted to Lance Corporal on 19 November, 1917, Corporal on 1 April, 1918 and Lance Sergeant on 23 April, 1918, just seven days before he was killed.
Benjamin Benjamin Smart was killed along side Private 2850 THOMAS MICHAEL MCGREE and they were buried in adjoining graves at Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France. Both men had brothers who were seriously wounded and discharged from the AIF; repatriated to Australia earlier in 1918.
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