Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 LHMGS
2nd LHMGS, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Lionel Francis Watson Smith
Lionel Francis Watson Smith
Service number: 519
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: SMITH, Tpr. Lionel Francis Watson, 519. 2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. Killed in action 5th Aug., 1916. Age 29. Son of Harry and Adelaide Louisa Australia Smith, of Brundah, Nancarrow Lane, Wellington, New South Wales. Native of Dubbo, New South Wales. B. 38.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Lionel Francis Watson Smith from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 519 |
| Date of birth | 1887 |
| Place of birth | Cumboogle Station, near Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Other Names | Lionel Francis Watson aka Lionel Thomas Watson SMITH |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | M Gibbs, Cavendish Street, Concord, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Adelaide Smith, McArthur Road, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 23 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 13 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Squadron |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Date of death | 5 August 1916 |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 38), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dubbo, New South Wales. Inscription on plaque reads: 'Deo Regi Patriae'. Parents: Harry (d. 23 May 1931, aged 72) and Adelaide SMITH, 'Brundah', Nancarrow Lane, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 2nd LHMGS, Roll of Honour, Lionel Francis Watson Smith
