SMITH H.S.

Given Names:  Herbert Sidney

Service Number:  3379

Unit:  39th Battalion, 8th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  609731

Age:  18 Yrs   

Occupation:  Hardware Assistant                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5½ In                  

Weight:  130 Lbs

Chest:  30½-33 In

Hair:  Medium

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  23/7/1917

Place:  Hawthorn

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Herbert Henry Smith

Godalmine', Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  2/2/1918

Port:  Sydney  

Ship:  HMAT Wiltshire A18

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ceramic

Embarked:  20/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  23/3/1919

Unit:  46th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  7/4/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  72704

Victory Medal:  69117

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  23/7/1899

Place:  Windsor, Victoria                          

Father:  Herbert Henry SMITH                 

Mother:  Margaret Catherine MILLS

MARRIAGE

Year:  1924     

Place:             

Spouse: Margaret Mary RYAN

DEATH

Date or Year: 2/8/1961                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Trinity Grammar

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  VX44275                                     

Date Enlisted:  18/7/1940                                        

Date Discharged:  5/11/1940

COMMENTS

Put age down in WW2

FURTHER INFORMATION