SMITH, Charles Robert

SMITH, Charles Robert

Full Name: Charles Robert

SMITH

Date of Birth: 01

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1892

Place of birth: Gympie

Australia

Occupation: Railway Shunter

Address: Wittenoom Street Collie WA

Next of Kin: Wife-Hilda Jean Smith

Next of Kin Address: Wittenoom Street Collie WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2714

Rank: Sapper

Unit/Division: 2nd Aust Light Railway Ops Co

Enlistment Date: 1917-12-04

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1918-03-13

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Disembarkation Date: 1918-04-04

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-05-09

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14/12/1917-To D3 Depot as Private
16/01/1918-To Railways Corps as Sapper
4/04/1918-To Aust Camp Suez
15/05/1918-Disembarked Southampton ex Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
16/05/1918-To Australian Railway Operations Depot Depot Longmoor England ex Australia
26/06/1918-proceeded Overseas Calais France ex Dover ex Longmoor
1/07/1918-Joined 5th Aust Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company in the Field Calais France
13/07/1918-Transferred 2nd Aust Light Rail Operating Company in the Field France
4/09/1918-Detached 29th Light Rail Operating Company in the Field France
6/10/1918-Rejoined Unit ex Detachment
28/10/1918-28/10/1918-Admitted Hospital France ( Otitis Media-Ear Disease ) ex 54 Casualty Clearing Station
31/10/1918-Admitted 2nd Aust General Hospital Boulogne France
4/11/1918-Evacuated/Admitted Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital Cheltenham then to 2nd Southern General Hospital Bristol England
28/11/1918-Transferred 3rd Aux Hospital Dartford England
30/11/1918-Granted Leave England
9/12/1918-Admitted 1st Aux Hospital Harefield England ( Painful Right Knee )
14/12/1918-To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
5/03/1919-Embarked Portland for Australia per “Nevasa”
13/04/1919-Disembarked Australia
9/05/1919-Discharged from Service
13/11/1928- Deceased