Herbert Hannell SMITH

SMITH, Herbert Hannell

Service Number: 9678
Enlisted: 13 September 1915, Narrabri, NSW
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Brigade Train
Born: Bathurst, NSW, 9 December 1889
Home Town: Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Petersham and Dubbo Public Schools
Occupation: Bank Official
Died: NSW, 26 November 1961, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book
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World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 9678, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, Narrabri, NSW
8 Mar 1916: Involvement Driver, 9678, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916: Embarked Driver, 9678, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Star of England, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

HERBERT HANNELL SMITH was born on 9th December, 1889, at Bathurst, New South Wales, the son of Mr. William Burton Smith and Mrs. Edith Smith. He was educated at the Petersham and Dubbo Public Schools, and entered the Bank’s service at Dubbo on 6th May, 1908; he was transferred to Braidwood on 2nd August, 1909; to Bungendore, as assistant, on 9th February, 1911 ; to Orange, as ledger-keeper, on 29th January, 1912; to Coonabarabran, as teller, on11 th November, 1914; and to Narrabri on 31st July, 1915.

Herbert Hannell Smith enlisted as a member of the A.I.F. on 13th September, 1915, and was allotted to the 5th A.S.C. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of extra regimental sergeant.

Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour

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