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SMEETH, Albert George

Service Number:	2663
Enlisted:	22 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Oatlands Park, England, 22 August 1896
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Oatlands Park School, England
Occupation:	Dairyman/labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 December 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
4 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2663, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2663 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-04

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Biography

Son of Joseph and Emily Smeeth. Arrived in Australia aged about 17.