smith, horace beach

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, Horace Beach Service Number 5112

Died of Wounds 5th May 1917 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France

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NAME Smith, Horace Beach

SERVICE NO 5112

UNIT 18th Battalion/33

rd Battalion/41

st Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 22 yrs 10 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Wyong, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 27 Jan 1916

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Bowraville, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Mabel Denney (Smith), Deep Creek, Nambucca River NSW/ Yan-dena, Maroachy River Qld/Nambour PO/

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’7”. Weight-126lbs. Chest-32-34

Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Appendix Scar

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 3 Jun 1916 Sydney per A55 “Kyarra”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES AWOL 2 -11 Oct 1916 Larkhill England

AWOL 21 -30 Dec 1916 France/

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 28 Feb to 10 Mar 1917-adm hospital-Scabies/ 4 May 1917-GSW Head

DIED 5 May 1917-GSW Head Penetrating @ 2nd

Aust. Casualty Clearing Stn., France

BURIED Trois Arbres Steenwerck, 3½mls WNW Armenteres, France- Plot 1 Row J Gve 11

MEDALS British War Medal-41346, Victory Medal-40921. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-323679.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Id disc, pipe, fountain pen, metal wrist watch (damaged) & strap, testament, small wallet, belt, correspondence, 3 numerals, 1 franc note (damaged)/

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Mother/ Sister;- Ivy Smith, John H Clayton & Son, Solicitors 280 Castlereagh St Sydney/

REMARKS

RED CROSS REPORT Buried Villers Bretonneux Mil Cem., plot 1 Row D Gve 4/