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.
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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