Thomas Watson SMITH

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SMITH, Thomas Watson

Service Number:	1925
Enlisted:	9 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 23 June 1889
Home Town:	Wondai, South Burnett, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 19 February 1939, aged 49 years
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremated
Memorials:	Nanango War Memorial, Wondai Shire Honour Roll WW1

World War 1 Service

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1925, Brisbane, Queensland
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1925, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1925, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
9 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1925, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , 55th Battery 14th FAB

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Thomas Watson Smith was the 3rd of 9 children of Thomas Watson Smith Snr and Alice Beatrice Harding of Wide Bay in Queensland. Thomas was a Farmer at Kilkivan in Wide Bay QLD when he enlisted in the AIF in 1915, and served with 13th Reinforcements 5th Light Horse and 56th Battalion as a Gunner and Mustered Driver (Service No: 1925)

Thomas returned to Wide Bay, QLD following his Discharge, and married Eva Ellen Schekoskia in Wide Bay, QLD in 1921. Thomas and his family continued to farm at Nikenbah, Howard, Wide Bay, QLD until his death in 1939

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