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SMITH, Herbert William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4633 |
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Enlisted: | 2 November 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1 February 1890 |
Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Bathurst Superior Public School and Bathurst Technical College, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 May 1917, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4633, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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9 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4633, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
9 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4633, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
4 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
28 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4633, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Bullecourt (Second), Shell wound (right leg - amputated) | |
5 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4633, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4633 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
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