SMART H.C.

Given Names:  Henry Clarence

Service Number:  1754

Unit:  58th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements                                                                          

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  33 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Wool Dealer                                                                                               

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Congregational

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  147 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

Hair:  Dark, slightly grey

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  31/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Edith Isabella Smart

Baintree', 7 Foley Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                             

Embarkation Date:  4/4/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Euripides A14

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  60th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Sergeant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  36978

Victory Medal:  36685

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1883

Place:  Albert Park, Victoria                     

Father:  Archibald William SMART           

Mother:  Martha ROLLS

MARRIAGE

Year:  1915     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Edith Isabella LAVER

DEATH

Date or Year: 4/10/1917                          

Place: 20th General Hospital, Etaples, France                                                          

Burial:  Etaples Military Cemetery, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Severely wounded in action 26/9/1917; gun shot wound, right chest, shoulder and thigh.  Was admitted to hospital 4/10/1917, condition was extremely grave and he was delirious

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Camberwell Grammar

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 331890

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS