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SMITH, Vivian Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 184 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps AIF |
| Born: | Beachport, South Australia, August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Beachport, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 26 December 1970, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 184, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 184, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 184, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 184, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW arm | |
| 19 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Army Service Corps AIF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Vivian Smith lived in Beachport, SA and trained at Keswick where he enlisted in the AIF. His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915. He was wounded at Fromelles and, after recovering from his wound, transferred to the Army Service Corps in 1917. He survived the war and returned to Australia. He died on 26 December 1970.