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Smith, George James (3/169)

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Place of Birth: Watsons Bay, NSW

Age: 36 years 10 months

Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 18 August 1914 – Broadmeadows, VIC

Service Number: 3/169            view online service record

Address:
138 Nott Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Mrs G J Smith (wife)
138 Nott Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 1st Light Horse Brigade

Fate:
RTA: Thursday, 27 September 1917
Discharged: Monday, 24 December 1917

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3 Comments

  • Brian Membrey
    Posted September 9, 2016 12.51 pm 0Likes
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    Previously served Boer War (1898-1902), 398, Private, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, next of kin noted in Sydney. He is also noted as later serving with the Miner’s Defence Force, Johannesburg.

  • Katrina Smith
    Posted April 26, 2025 7.15 pm 0Likes
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    My paternal grandfather. Injured in France, playing football. Died from that injury after being repatriated.

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