Captain Robert James Smith

Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Shoalhaven
Death Date 1918-07-22
Death Place France
Final Rank Captain
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 2nd Australian Division Signals Company
  • 2nd Australian Division Signals Company
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1916-11-14
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-11-19
Published in London Gazette in 1918-03-22
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-08-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-03-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-04-19

Rolls

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    14 November 1916 on page 11075 at position 15
    Commonwealth Gazette
    19 April 1917 on page 922 at position 9
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    19 November 1917 on page 11951 at position 5
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 August 1918 on page 1658 at position 24
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13565 at position 60
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 842 at position 172
  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    4th Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

Timeline

Date of enlistment 27 November 1915
Date of embarkation 29 January 1916
Date of fate 22 July 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 11 August 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 06 February 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 30 September 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 02 October 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 22 October 1917
Date of death 22 July 1918
Date of death 22 July 1918