smith, aubrey ernest

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, Aubrey Service Number 184

Died of Wounds 12th October 1917 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium

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NAME Smith, Aubrey

SERVICE NO 184

UNIT 34th Battalion

RANK L/Cpl

AGE at Enlistment 26 yrs 4 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Tuggerah, NSW

ADDRESS Tuggerah Lakes

OCCUPATION Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 3 Jan 1916

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Kurri Kurri, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Matilda Jane Smith, Tuggerah, NSW( mother died) Father;- Thos. Smith, Tuggerah, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’10½”. Weight-?. Chest-35-37”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 2 May 1916 Sydney per “Hororata”

DISEMBARKED 23 Jun 1916 Plymouth per “Aragon”

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 25 Jul 1917- Sprained Ankle/ 12 Oct 1917-GSW Abdomen

DIED 12 Oct 1917-2nd

Canadian Casualty Clearing Stn., Belgium

BURIED Lijssenthock Military Cem., Plot 20 Row J Gve 17 A. Poperinghe, Belgium

MEDALS British War Medal-38524, Victory Medal-38211. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-335939.

DEPENDANTS Mother

PERSONAL EFFECTS Metal watch(damaged) & strap, metal cigarette case, notebook, letters, cloth armlet, fountain pen, silver ring/

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE G Smith, Macpherson Estate, Wyong

Father;- Thos. Smith.

REMARKS Mentioned for Bravery & Gallantry/

Gosford Times 1

st November 1917

Men Who Have Fallen. News has been received that Private Aubrey Smith, son of Mr and Mrs J. Smith, of Tuggerah, died of

wounds “Somewhere in France” on October 12. The deceased was 25 years of age. He enlisted eighteen

months ago, and sailed with the 34th Battalion.

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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1763890

smith, aubrey ernest

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