Joseph William Smith
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | unknown |
| Place of Birth | Essex, England |
| Death | unknown |
| Place of Death | unknown |
| Age at Enlistment | 36 years, 4 months |
| Description | 5' 7 1/2" (1.71m) tall; weight 158 lbs (71.7 kg); Fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair. |
| Occupation | shop assistant |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Sixth road, Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Wife Mrs Edith May Marion Smith |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 2899 |
| Date of Enlistment | 8 Oct 1916 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 39th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement / 10th Brigade, 3rd Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 29 Dec 1916 - 3 Mar 1917 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A34 Persic |
| Date of Return | 24 Jan 1919 - 18 Feb 1919 |
| Ship Returned On | HMHS Delta |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument | Armadale (Armadale panel) |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
Electoral Roll entries - 1914 - 1916 Joseph William Armadale, labourer
War Service
Found fit for service on 8 Oct 1916, but entered training at Blackboy Hill camp on 1 Nov 1916. A month later he was allocated to the 6th reinforcement for the 39th Battalion, a Victorian unit which had trained at Ballarat before going overseas.
With only minimum training, he was despatched to England. On arrival in England he spent a brief period in Sutton Manderville before being posted to the 10th Training Battalion at Durrington, and a month later [29 Apr 1917] to the 67th Battalion at Windmill Hill, Perham Downs.
Arrived in France on 19 Sep 1917, and he was taken on strength of the 39th Battalion on 8 Oct 1917. In hospital sick 29 Jun to 4 Jul 1918, rejoining the battalion on 12 Jul 1918. To hospital again on 31 Aug 1918 with severe myalgia and on 5 Sep 1918 he was shipped back to England where he entered the Voluntary Aid Hospital in Cheltenham and then the 2nd Southern General Hospital in Bristol. Invalided home due to Myalgia.
Discharged 5th Military District 6 Apr 1919.
"Enlisted 1st November, 1916, and sailed with the 6th reinforcements of the 39th Battalion, 29th December, 1916."[1]
Post War
Electoral Roll entries - 1925 Armadale, shop assistant; 1936 - 1937 Seventh road, Armadale, poultry farmer; 1943 - 1949 Albany road, Armadale; 1954 at 80 Hampshire road, Victoria Park.
References
- ↑ "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia.