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Smith, John Wilson (686)

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Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 23 years 9 months

Enlistment Details: Monday, 14 February 1916 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 686            view online service record

Address:
Argyle Avenue
Chelsea, VIC

Next of Kin:
Elizabeth Brown (mother)
Prince of Wales Coffee Palace, Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Saturday, 3 June 1916
Ship: HMAT Persic A34
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 37th Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Monday, 12 May 1919
Discharged: Monday, 25 August 1919

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