SMITH A.W.

Given Names:  Alex Wilson

Service Number:  3948

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 9th reinforcements                                                                          

Rank:  Acting Sergeant                                                                                                   

Paybook Number: 

Age:  21 Yrs   

Occupation:  Litho Printer                                                                                               

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¼ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-37 In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  12/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Thomas Jay Smith

35 Fitzwilliam Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  8/2/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Warilda A69

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ceramic

Embarked:  25/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  23/3/1919

Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  7/5/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  35777

Victory Medal:  35499

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  24/6/1894

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Thomas Jay SMITH                    

Mother:  Mary BIRRELL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1919     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Lena Maude FURNEAUX

DEATH

Date or Year: 16/5/1976                          

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 23/8/1916; gun shot wound, scalp

Wounded in action 13/11/1916; gun shot wound, right leg

Wounded in action 3/5/1917; gun shot wound, hands & back

Wounded in action 1/9/1918; shrapnel wound, right shoulder

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

Auburn State School

Charmers Presbyterian Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V364307                                     

Date Enlisted:  26/3/1942                                        

Date Discharged:  31/10/1945

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