2377 Clarence Ronald SMITH

Date of enlistment	14^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	A Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick – five occasions Court Martial – three occasions, with prison sentence

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

Date	Location	Event
11^th October 1919	Australia	Discharged
9^th October 1919	Australia	Disembarked
19^th August 1919	England	Embarked on HMAT Ajana. Unexpired portion of sentence remitted
18^th August 1919	England	Discharged from Lewes Detention Barracks for return to Australia
3^rd August 1919	England	Transferred to Lewes Detention Barracks
29^th May 1919	England	Disembarked Folkestone from No.5 Military Prison France and transferred to Northampton Military Prison
20^th March 1919	Belgium	AWL from 17th to 23rd Jan, and from 28th Jan to 2nd Mar. Also improperly dressed wearing a cap and greatcoat of a Belgium soldier. District Court Marital – sentenced to 2 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour
30th December 1918 19th December 1918 18th December 1918 26^th November 1918	Belgium France France France	Discharged from hospital to duty Awarded 10 days FP #2 for being AWL from 18th – 20th December Admitted to 7th A.F.A – scabies Sentence suspended and re-joined Battalion
7th June 1918 3rd June 1918 2^nd May 1918	France France France	Discharged and re-admitted to Military Prison Admitted to L of C Hospital – sick Discharged and re-admitted to Military Prison
9^th April 1918	France	To hospital – sick
30^th March 1918	France	Discharged and re-admitted to Military Prison
16^th March 1918	France	Admitted to 39th General Hospital, Le Havre – sick
20^th November 1917	France	Sentence commuted to 2 years
9^th November 1917	France	Committed to No.3 Military Prison to serve sentence
16^th October 1917	Belgium	Field General Court Martial. Charge of Desertion. Found guilty – sentence to 12 years Penal Servitude, commuted to 10 years
19^th September 1917	Belgium	Absent Without Leave to 29th September [service record states reported wounded but then not wounded]
9^th August 1917	France	Re-joined 22nd Battalion
23^rd July 1917	England	Proceeded overseas to France from 6^th Training Battalion via Southampton
14th July 1917	England	Absent without leave – award 144 hours detention and forfeiture of 8 days pay
26^th April 1917	England	District Court Martial. Was in confinement on a charge of being absent without leave. Escaped from confinement. Sentenced to 90 days detention (40 days remitted) and forfeiture of 68 days pay
28^th January 1917	England	Discharged to Draft Depot Perham Down
18^th November 1916	England	Transferred to Parkhouse
13^th October 1916	England	Admitted to Brigade Hospital, Bulford
14th August 1916	England	Transferred to 2nd Division Details from Headquarters and Taken on Strength
2^nd August 1916	Egypt	Embarked Alexandria on HMT Franconia for England
4^th May 1916	Egypt	Attached to CT and GB Depot
30^th December 1915	Egypt	Discharged from hospital to Zeitoun
17^th December 1915	Egypt	Admitted to 3^rd Auxiliary Hospital with diarrhoea
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