SMITH H.J.
Given Names: Herbert Joseph
Service Number: 652
Unit: Railway Unit, Section 2
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 269429
Age: 36 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Fireman
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5 In
Weight: 130 Lbs
Chest: 33-36 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 15/12/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Mary I.R. Smith
62 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/2/1917
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Essex
Embarked: 7/6/1918
Disembarked: 1/8/1918
Unit: 16th Australian Railway Operating Company
Rank: Sapper
Discharge Date: 10/9/1918
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 63503
Victory Medal: 61394
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 2/10/1882
Place: Bendigo, Victoria
Father: Herbert Joseph SMITH
Mother: Johanna CLANCY
MARRIAGE
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Place:
Spouse: Mary Isobel Rosanna CLAY
DEATH
Date or Year: 12/4/1951
Place: Heidelberg, Victoria
Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Surrey Gardens Shrine
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS