2373 William SMITH

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Battalion
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick Appointed Lance Corporal

Summary of Lance Corporal Smith’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
22^nd July 1919	Australia	Discharged
30^th May 1919	Australia	Disembarked Castalia
13^th April 1919	England	Returned to Australia on ‘Castalia’ from Devonport
2^nd February 1919	France	Marched out to AIBD Le Havre for England and Return to Australia
15^th September 1918	France	Appointed Lance Corporal
2^nd September 1918	France	Return to unit in France
10^th August 1918	France	To England on leave
23^rd November 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
2^nd November 1917	France	Attended Corps school
10^th March 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
11^th February 1917	France	Attended Divisional school
25^th August 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion
21^st August 1916	France	Marched out to 2^nd ADBD
31^st July 1916	France	To hospital sick – influenza
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
12^th March 1916	Egypt	Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Moascar
8^th March 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot