Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Clifford Smith
Clifford Smith's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Clifford Smith
Service number: 1851
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 12th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: SMITH, Tpr. Clifford, 1851. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 26. Son of James and Fanny Smith, of Reginald St., Moorside Rd., Swinton, Lancashire, England. D. 60.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Clifford Smith from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1851 |
| Place of birth | Swinton, North Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| School | Day School, Swinton, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 18.6 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Brick maker |
| Address | Hutchison Street, St Peters, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, James E Smith, 8 Reginald Street off Moorside Road, Winton, Lancs, England |
| Enlistment date | 11 January 1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mongolia on 8 July 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 60). Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Fanny SMITH, Reginald Street, Moorside road, Swinton, Lancashire, England |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 12th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Clifford Smith
