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SMITH, Alexander Robert

Service Number:	2784
Enlisted:	20 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Summer Hill Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Cleansing Depot City Council
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot I. Row C. Grave 5. Inscription: BELOVED SON OF SARAH HARRIETT SMITH NEE CAMPBELL AND THE LATE WM. SMITH
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2784, Depot Battalion , Warwick Farm, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 17th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 55th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2784 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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