2412 Harold George SMITH

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company, XII Platoon
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action on three occasions Hospitalised sick Courts Martial on three occasions, leading to one instance of Field Punishment No.1 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
15^th July 1919	Australia	Discharged
22^nd May 1919	Australia	Disembarked Trazos-Montes
8^th April 1919	England	Returned to Australia on Trazos-Montes
1^st October 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion from leave
13^th September 1918	England	Proceeded on English leave
21^st August 1918	France	Appointed Lance Corporal
5^th August 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
18^th July 1918	France	Admitted to 5^th CCS
17^th July 1918	France	Wounded in Action (3^rd occasion) – gassed
3^rd July 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
20^th June 1918	France	To Field Punishment Compound
17^th June 1918	France	Field General Court Martial: Drunkenness. Award 28 days FP#1 and forfeiture of 33 days pay
6^th June 1918	France	Discharged from hospital to Base Details
22^nd April 1918	France	Admitted to 20^th General Hospital, Camiers
20^th April 1918	France	Wounded in Action (2^nd occasion) – gunshot wound forehead
25^th March 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
18^th March 1918	Belgium	To hospital sick – scabies
31^st October 1917	Belgium	Appointed Lance Corporal
3^rd September 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
20^th August 1917	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton
12^th April 1917	England	District Court Martial, Larkhill: Absent without leave from 10^th February to 22^nd March 1917. Award 6 months detention and forfeiture of 160 days pay
1^st February 1917	England	Absent without leave. Award 14 days CC and forfeiture of 10 days pay
12^th January 1917	England	Absent without leave. Award 168 hours detention and 7 days CC. Forfeiture of 11 days pay
2^nd November 1916	England	District Court Martial: Absent without leave from 24th August until 27^th September. Award 160 days detention and forfeiture of 110 days pay. Attempting to escape while in custody. Award 28 days FP#2
23^rd August 1916	England	Taken on Strength of 6^th Training Battalion from No.1 Command Depot
2^nd August 1916	England	Transferred to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
12^th July 1916	England	Admitted to 1^st Australian Auxiliary Hospital Harefield
3^rd July 1916	France	Embarked on HS Jean Breydel at Boulogne. Upon disembarkation admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital Chichester
2^nd July 1916	France	Admitted to No.3 Canadian General Hospital Boulogne
26^th June 1916	France	Wounded in Action – shell wound to left leg
4^th April 1916	France	Breaking from ranks – award 96 hours FP#2, and forfeiture of 4 days pay
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
16^th February 1916	Egypt	Absent without leave from parade. Award 3 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 3 days pay
8^th January 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