smith, horace beach
DESCRIPTION
Service Number 5112. Died of Wounds 5th May 1917. 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France.TRANSCRIPT
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Smith, Horace Beach Service Number 5112
Died of Wounds 5th May 1917 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France
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NAME Smith, Horace Beach
SERVICE NO 5112
UNIT 18th Battalion/33
rd Battalion/41
st Battalion
RANK Private
AGE at Enlistment 22 yrs 10 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Wyong, NSW
ADDRESS
OCCUPATION Labourer
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 27 Jan 1916
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Bowraville, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Mabel Denney (Smith), Deep Creek, Nambucca River NSW/ Yan-dena, Maroachy River Qld/Nambour PO/
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’7”. Weight-126lbs. Chest-32-34
Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Appendix Scar
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED 3 Jun 1916 Sydney per A55 “Kyarra”
DISEMBARKED
NOTES AWOL 2 -11 Oct 1916 Larkhill England
AWOL 21 -30 Dec 1916 France/
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 28 Feb to 10 Mar 1917-adm hospital-Scabies/ 4 May 1917-GSW Head
DIED 5 May 1917-GSW Head Penetrating @ 2nd
Aust. Casualty Clearing Stn., France
BURIED Trois Arbres Steenwerck, 3½mls WNW Armenteres, France- Plot 1 Row J Gve 11
MEDALS British War Medal-41346, Victory Medal-40921. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-323679.
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS Id disc, pipe, fountain pen, metal wrist watch (damaged) & strap, testament, small wallet, belt, correspondence, 3 numerals, 1 franc note (damaged)/
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE Mother/ Sister;- Ivy Smith, John H Clayton & Son, Solicitors 280 Castlereagh St Sydney/
REMARKS
RED CROSS REPORT Buried Villers Bretonneux Mil Cem., plot 1 Row D Gve 4/
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