I have searched the Archives for his records, but have found nothing. I know he enlisted as I have a photo of him in uniform with his wife and a young daughter - possibly circa 1915. Hints anyone? Regards Jan Moon Pottsville NSW
Dear Jan, Did you try Sidney instead of Sydney? Sincerely, Bill > I have searched the Archives for his records, but have found nothing. I > know > he enlisted as I have a photo of him in uniform with his wife and a young > daughter - possibly circa 1915. > Hints anyone?
Could this be your Sydney Smith Regimental number 20168 Religion Church of England Occupation Night officer Address Sydney, New South Wales Marital status Married Age at embarkation 22 Next of kin Wife, Mrs Olive Smith, 'Maiville', Sydenham Road, Marrickville, New South Wales Previous military service 39th Infantry Enlistment date 30 April 1917 Rank on enlistment Sapper Unit name Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron 1, Reinforcement 2 AWM Embarkation Roll number 22/33/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 7 September 1917 Rank from Nominal Roll Sapper Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Field Artillery Brigade Fate Returned to Australia 21 March 1919 Other details War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal . .· ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*.` Jenny McCarthy JP Brightwaters on beautiful Lake Macquarie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Moon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 9:47 AM Subject: [ANS] Sydney J Smith b 1894 Paddington NSW,m 1913 Marrickville Lilliam Olive Field,d 1935 - trying to find WWI record I have searched the Archives for his records, but have found nothing. I know he enlisted as I have a photo of him in uniform with his wife and a young daughter - possibly circa 1915. Hints anyone? Regards Jan Moon Pottsville NSW Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hello again Jenny Thank you for the information about Sydney Smith. I can't understand why I couldn't find him on the naa site. How did you find him? Regards Jan