Smith, Richard William by Central Coast Council

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Smith, Richard William

Service ServiceNumber Number1494 371 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 7th October 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Anzac Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Smith, Richard William

SERVICE NO

371

UNIT

3rd Battalion

RANK

Company QM Sergeant (1 Oct 1916)

AGE at Enlistment

19 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Bega, NSW

ADDRESS

PO Tumbi Umbi, via Gosford, NSW

OCCUPATION

Clerk

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

17 Aug 1914

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Sydney, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- John Robert Smith, Tumbi Umbi, NSW/ Warunda Station via Morven Qld/6 Short St., Darlinghurst, NSW/ Height-5’10”.Weight-11stn.2lbs. Chest-35”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scar shape of 7 on R/shin below knee C/E

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

14 mths 24th Infty, 3 yrs Senior Cadets

EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES

Father-Cpl J R Smith, Military Hospital Milson Island, (7 Aug 1918)

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED BURIED MEDALS

7 Oct 1917-by shell explosion @ Anzac Ridge Passchendaele, Belgium (while giving out rations) Buried where he died 1914-15 Star-12879?, British War Medal-3129?, Victory Medal-3109. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-334487.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

New testament, disc, belt with badges, brush, ink pot, fountain pen (damaged), curios, handle, pr of gloves, 2 writing wallets, post cards, letters/

WILL

Beneficiary;- Father

CORRESPONDENCE

Father, 183 Barcom Ave., Darlinghurst. Mrs M A Goode, “Kia Ora” Bridge St., Lithgow/

REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

“Smith was loved by everyone-the finest fellow in Australia & it cast a cloud over us all we were all so fond of him”/ He was known as Billy/

Sydney Morning Herald 7th October 1918 pg. 4 SMITH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In loving memory of my dear brother and our nephew, Q.M.-Sergt, Richard W. Smith (Anzac), 3rd Batt., killed in action, Polygon Wood, October 7, 1917, aged 22 years. The best that God could sendA loving brother and a faithful friend. Inserted by his loving sister, Tillie, and aunties, Alice and Midge. SMITH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In loving memory of my dear pal and cousin, Q.M.-Sergt. Richard W. Smith (Anzac), 3rd Batt, killed in action, Polygon Wood, October 7, 1917. Aged 22 years. Greater love hath no man than this, That he laid down his life for his friends. Inserted by his loving pal and cousin, Arthur and Nell Carnck?, Roslyndale avenue, Woollahra.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1787848