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Private Cecil Sydney Smith

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Private Cecil Sydney Smith

Birth
Leichhardt, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
22 Jan 1917 (aged 24–25)
Armentieres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Armentieres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot IV. Row D. Grave 43.
Memorial ID
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~~~SMITH, Cecil Sydney_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~
Parents:--- Walter Douglas Smith and Alice Condon married 1891 in Sydney, NSW.
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 174, (36th Battalion, A Company).
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Education:--- St Columbus (Catholic) School, New South Wales
Trade/Calling:--- Plasterer
Home Address:--- 21 Northcote Street, Haberfield, New South Wales
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Walter Douglas Smith, 21 Northcote Street, Haberfield, New South Wales
Attested into AIF:--- 6th January 1916 in Liverpool, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 23 years and 4 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action_ 22nd January 1917_Armentieres, France
Final Burial:--- Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 43), Armentieres, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated:--- Panel number 127, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
~~~SMITH, Cecil Sydney_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~
Parents:--- Walter Douglas Smith and Alice Condon married 1891 in Sydney, NSW.
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 174, (36th Battalion, A Company).
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Education:--- St Columbus (Catholic) School, New South Wales
Trade/Calling:--- Plasterer
Home Address:--- 21 Northcote Street, Haberfield, New South Wales
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Walter Douglas Smith, 21 Northcote Street, Haberfield, New South Wales
Attested into AIF:--- 6th January 1916 in Liverpool, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 23 years and 4 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action_ 22nd January 1917_Armentieres, France
Final Burial:--- Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 43), Armentieres, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated:--- Panel number 127, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.

Inscription

174 PRIVATE
C. S. SMITH
36TH BN. AUSTRALIAN INF.
22ND JANUARY 1917 AGE 24
"WE ARE ONLY PARTED DEAR
JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE
MOTHER & FATHER"

Gravesite Details

Private SMITH, Cecil Sydney_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_#174.



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