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SMITH, William James

Service Number:	2017
Enlisted:	2 November 1915, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Mt Gambier, South Australia, 11 February 1892
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Mt Gambier State School, South Australlia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Penola, South Australia, 22 January 1970, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2017, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Adelaide, SA
10 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 2017, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 2017, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide
2 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt
8 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, France
24 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France
5 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Multiple GSW to arm and leg sustained at Guillemont. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 24 September 1917.
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres
24 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, German Spring Offensive 1918
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens
8 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days", East of Montbrehain (attached to US Army)
21 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For signals & comms work east of Montbrehain on 8 October 1918, when attached to American Division.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 2017
9 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2017, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 22 May 1919 and discharged (TPE).
Date unknown:	Honoured Military Medal

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