Private Frederick Smith

Service number 3132
Birth Date 22/08/1898
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Redfern
Death Date 24/07/1916
Death Place France
Also known as Smith, Marton Fredrick Gordon Smith
Final Rank Private
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Private Frederick Smith (3132, 3rd Battalion) was born in Eveleigh, Sydney, on 22 August 1898. He was working as a mechanic when he enlisted in August 1915. Frederick was killed in action on 24 July 1916 during the battle of Pozieres, aged 17 years 11 months. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

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Timeline

Date of birth 22/08/1898
Date of enlistment 22/08/1915
Date of embarkation 08/10/1915
Date of death 24/07/1916
Date of fate 24/07/1916