| Date of enlistment | 10th July 1915 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Company | HQ |
| Significant events while with the AIF | Died of Wounds
Hospitalised sick Field General Court Martial with prison sentence |
Buried at St.Riquier British Cemetery
Summary of Private Smillie’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455
| Date | Location | Event |
| 22nd July 1918 | France | Died of Wounds at 49th CCS |
| 17th July 1918 | France | Wounded in Action – gassed. Admitted to 49th CCS |
| 8th June 1918 | France | Released from prison to re-join unit at the front. Rest of sentence suspended |
| 14th May 1918 | France | To 1st Military Prison Rouen |
| 3rd May 1918 | France | Field General Court Martial – disobeying an order in 39th General Hospital Le Havre. Sentence to 12 months Imprisonment with Hard Labour |
| 20th February 1918 | Belgium | To hospital sick |
| 3rd February 1918 | England | Two weeks leave |
| 26th March 1916 | France | Disembarked Marseille |
| 19th March 1916 | Egypt | Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle |
| 8th January 1916 | Egypt | Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir |
| 25th October 1915 | Egypt | Disembarked Alexandria |
| 29th September 1915 | Australia | Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley |
| 3rd August 1915 | Australia | Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion |
| 19th July 1915 | Australia | Marched into Broadmeadows depot |

FIRST WORLD WAR TIMELINE