Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Wilfred Smith
Wilfred Smith's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Wilfred Smith
Service number: 1396
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: SMITH, Tpr. Wilfred, 1396. 3rd Australian Light Horse. 4th Aug., 1916.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Wilfred Smith from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1396 |
| Date of birth | 24 December 1883 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Queenstown, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Kathleen May Smith, Queenstown, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 26 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Trooper |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 9 September 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Other details | War service: Middle East Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Wilfred Smith
