Amos Roy (Roy) Smith
From Our Contribution
 Gallipoli to Tripoli p.565 Browning & Gill | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | unknown |
| Place of Birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Death | 19 Jan 1976 |
| Place of Death | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 19 years, 10 months |
| Description | 5' 3 1/2" (1.61m) tall; weight 105 lbs (47.6 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair |
| Occupation | sleeper hewer |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Address | Kelmscott, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father Mr Louis Lawrence Smith |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 1664 |
| Date of Enlistment | 6 Aug 1915 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit/Formation | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement / 3rd Light Horse Brigade, NZ and Australian Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 22 Nov 1915 - 14 Dec 1915 |
| Ship Embarked On | RMS Mongolia |
| Date of Return | 10 Jul 1919 - 4 Aug 1919 |
| Ship Returned On | SS Oxfordshire |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument | Kelmscott |
| Medals |
1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
War Service
In the training depot he was allocated to the 12th reinforcement draft for the 10th Light Horse.
In Egypt he was transferred from Serapeum to Heliopolis on 26 Feb 1916 where he joined the Regiment. Hospitalised from 4 Jul 1916 till 24 Aug 1916, with gastro-enteritis. In Mar 1917 Roy spent another four days in hospital, this time with pneumonia, and on returning to his unit, on 27 Apr 1917 he was allocated the rank of Lance Corporal at Marakeb in Palestine.
In Sep 1917 at Shellal, Egypt, Roy participated in a course on the Hotchkiss Rifle and he qualified. He was promoted Cpl on 4 Nov 1918 when the regiment reached Homs (Syria).
Hospitalised again on 21 Apr 1919, with appendicitis, his condition was described as serious until 30 Apr 1919, when his condition was described as "Improved".
Following his recovery from this bout of illness, he transferred to the Rest Camp at Port Said to await his return to Australia.
Discharged 5th Military District 2 Nov 1919
Post War
Electoral Roll entries - 1921 at 367 Hay street, Subiaco, labourer - alone; 1925 at 8 Cross street, Subiaco, labourer with Florence Charlotte Holmes; 1931 at 7 Cross street, Subiaco; 1934 - 1936 at 34 Killarney street, Balkatta, a carrier - [Florence has dropped the Holmes, have they married??] 1937 at 140 Federation street, Leederville, carrier; 1963 - 1972 at 42 Harris road, Busselton, retired.
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