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Private William Smith

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: William Ambrose Smith

Ancestor's date of birth: 02/06/1882 Rutherglen VIC

Ancestor's date of death: 16/03/1936

Cause of Death: Killed in a railway crossing accident at Griffith NSW

Service Number: 732

Colony or State of enlistment: VIC Place of Enlistment: Melbourne

Unit: 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 20/01/2002

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service.

Murray Page: 316

Contingent: First Australian Contingent

Ship: St Andrew, Date of Sailing: 12/02/1902

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal and SA1902 clasps

Personal Characteristics: Known as "Windmill" Smith. Listed his profession as a farm hand when he enlisted.

Reasons to go and fight: He and his mates all enlisted together

Details of service in war: March - May 1902 on Natal border and west Transvaal

Service and life after the Boer War: The story in the family is that Ambrose took his own horse over and bought it back?

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Yvonne Woods, Lavington NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand Daughter

Name of Descendant: TE Smith, Narrandera NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson

Name of Descendant: Lorraine Farrelly, Coolamon NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand Daughter

Name of Descendant: Sue Long, Walcha NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand Daughter

Name of Descendant: Lillian Smith, Narrandera NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter

 


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