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John Roy Smith

(Confirmed)

Born:

Died:

Biographical Summary:

 Allan Allsop records seeing 'Ginger' Smith in his diary:

Tuesday 21 March 1916 – All day off. Saw Aust. mail going through to Cairo 4 Iron-barred trucks. Met Ginger Smith & Cullen (spring healed Jack) of the Artillery. They left today Helmets issued. Tunics & long drill pants arrived. Artillery practice Plum pudding as well

Tuesday 2 January 1917 – Striking a hospital tent in the morning and erecting it again in another part of the grounds. At 1 p.m. 10 of us went to the famous Caves near Naours where refugees used to hide in times of Invasion. These Caves contain about 300 rooms, one cave being 1/2 mile long. A whole Division of troops 20,000 could be accomodated here, horses, artillery etc. The names of John Norton & Eva Pannett are to be seen autographed on a stone just inside the entrance. Met "Ginger" Smith from Mosman.

Recorded Names:

• John Roy Smith
• Smith, John Roy
• Ginger Smith
• Roy John Smith
• Jack Smith

Service Number: 3149

Ranks:

• Held rank of Corporal
• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• Born in Liverpool

Death Records:

• Died on service
• 24 July, 1917
• 24 July, 1917 in Belgium

Life Events:

• Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
• Embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Ballarat

Address:

• Bardwell Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - Smith Thomas

Organisations:

• Member of - ,,,,
• Member of - ,,,,
• Member of - 1st Division Signal Company

Main Sources:

• Smith John Roy SERN 3149 POB Liverpool NSW POE Liverpool NSW NOK F Smith Thomas (Item)
• Discovering Anzacs John Roy Smith (Webpage)
• Find War Dead ndash Smith John Roy (Webpage)
• Roll of Honour John Roy Smith (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Roll John Roy Smith (Webpage)
• Bombardier JRSmith (Photograph)
• Looking for John Roy Smith (Webpage)
• ROLL OF HONOUR Death Notice (Webpage)

Commemorations:

• SMITH J. R. on the West Face of the