2nd Lt
Ellis Austin William Smith

Informations sur naissance

Date de naissance:
18/08/1894
Lieu de naissance:
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Informations générales

Profession:
Classificateur de laine

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Australia
Force armée:
Australian Imperial Force
Rang:
Second Lieutenant
Numéro de service:
/
Incorporation date:
17/08/1914
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Unités:
 —  Australian Infantry, 28th Bn. (Western Australia)  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
20/09/1917
Lieu de décès:
Garter Point, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
23

Mémorial

Distinctions et médailles 3

1914-15 Star
Médaille
British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 2

#1 Lieu de naissance
#2 Lieu d'enrôlement

Mon histoire

Second Lieutenant Ellis Austin William Smith, a former wool classer, served in the 28th Australian Infantry (Western Australia) Battalion which was part of the 7th Australian Brigade, 2nd Australian Division. He previously served as a Gunner (regimental number 1862) in the Field Artillery during the Dardanelles campaign. On the 20th of September 1917 the 7th Australian Brigade took part in the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge on the 20th of September 1917.

The 7th Australian brigade attacked three objectives. The 25th battalion, with the 27th battalion in support, attacked the first two objectives at 5:40 a.m. After both were successfully captured, the 28th Australian Infantry Battalion, which was reserve, advanced at 8:10 a.m. and successfully captured the final objective. At 10 a.m. the consolidation of the new line was started and no German counterattacks were reported for the rest of the day.

All witnesses in the Red Cross File of Second Lieutenant Smith agree that he was killed by a shell while holding the line. Most say that the event happened during the day or evening, which makes it likely he was killed while holding the final objective, which reached from Garter Point to the east of Albert. He was buried on the spot, but after the war his grave could not be recovered. Second Lieutenant Ellis Austin William Smith is remembered on the Menin Gate.

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AIF-Project
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/search
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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
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Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 82-83.
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1601170/smith,-ellis-austin-william/
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Discovering Anzacs
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/
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National Archives of Australia
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
Sources utilisées
Neville Browning, The Blue and White Diamond : The History of the 28th Battalion A.I.F. 1915 - 1919, Osborne Park: Quality Press, 2010, 302-307.
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News Article about 2nd Lieutenant Smith Ellis Austin William
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-10/perths-honour-avenues-still-grow-strong-100-years-on-from-wwi/11385128
Autre référence
The Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search
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