Arthur John SMITH

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Service Number:	7059
Enlisted:	14 October 1916, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beenleigh, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 August 1889
Home Town:	Innisfail, Cassowary Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Brisbane State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Plumber.
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

14 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7059, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7059, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7059, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane

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