[Index]
George Alex SMITH (1897 - 1916)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George Alex SMITH (1897 - 1916) Sidney Gordon SMITH (1870 - 1906) Francis Aquilla SMITH (1839 - 1914) William Arthur SMITH (1805 - 1874)
Mary KENTISH ( - 1858)
Esther WALKER (1840 - 1928) Unknown WALKER
Isabella CHAPHAN
Isabella MARTIN (1876 - 1965) William James MARTIN



Isabella FRASER



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Pic P1. SIDNEY GORDON SMITH
the beloved husband of
ISABELLA SMITH
who died 6th November 1906
aged 34 years

also his son
Pte G. A. SMITH
4th Pioneers A. I. F.
Killed in Action 4th Aug 1916
aged 20 years
ISABELLS SMITH
died 8th Nov 1965
aged 88 years

Pic 1. SIDNEY GORDON SMITH
the beloved husband of
ISABELLA SMITH
who died 6th November 1906
aged 34 years

also his son
Pte G. A. SMITH
4th Pioneers A. I. F.
Killed in Action 4th Aug 1916
aged 20 years
ISABELLS SMITH
died 8th Nov 1965
aged 88 years

b. 1897 at Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
d. 1916 at France aged 19
Near Relatives of George Alex SMITH (1897 - 1916)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Francis Aquilla SMITH abt 1839 Ireland 1914 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 75
Grandmother Esther WALKER abt 1840 Middlesex, England 1928 Nboro, Victoria, Australia 88
Grandfather William James MARTIN
Grandmother Isabella FRASER

Father Sidney Gordon SMITH 1870 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 1906 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 36
Mother Isabella MARTIN 1876 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 1965 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 89

Self George Alex SMITH 1897 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 1916 France 19

Brother William Francis SMITH 1895 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Brother Sidney Gordon SMITH 1898 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 1982 Windsor, Victoria, Australia 84
Brother John Thomas SMITH 1900 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Brother Arthur SMITH 1902 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 1981 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia 79
Brother Joseph Henry SMITH 1904 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Sister Esther Walker SMITH 1906 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 1995 Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia 89

Uncle William Arthur SMITH 1862 Black, Victoria, Australia 1928 Sale, Victoria, Australia 66
Aunt Mary Agnes SMITH abt 1863 1940 Maryborough, Victoria, Australia 77
Uncle James JOHNSON 1869 1893 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 24
Uncle George STEPHENSON 1827 Yorkshire, England 1916 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 89
Uncle Joseph Henry SMITH 15 Dec 1867 Sebastapol, Victoria, Australia 08 Aug 1950 Belgrave Heights, Victoria, Australia 82
Aunt *Florence Seymour SMITH 01 Sep 1873 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 13 Dec 1947 Regent, Victoria 74
Uncle Francis SMITH 1869 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia bef 1872 Victoria, Australia 3
Uncle Francis Stanley SMITH 1872 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1950 Mawth, Victoria, Australia 78
Aunt Ellen Ann YOUNG 1880 Sago Hill, Victoria, Australia 1960 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 80
Uncle George Alexander SMITH 1875 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1953 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 78
Aunt Annie Jane TREMBATH 1881 1966 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 85
Aunt Isabella SMITH 1877 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1953 Victoria, Australia 76
Uncle John Thomas MACAULEY 1874 Nerring, Victoria, Australia 1948 Blackburn, Victoria, Australia 74
Uncle Ernest Alfred SMITH 1879 Craigie, Victoria, Australia 1959 Victoria, Australia 80
Aunt Annie Priscilla SMITH 1883 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1964 Park, Victoria, Australia 81

Cousin Francis (Frank) James JOHNSON 1888 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1965 Maryborough, Victoria, Australia 77
Cousin Esther JOHNSON 1890 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1893 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 3
Cousin Ruth JOHNSON 1892 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1966 Cheltemham, Victoria, Australia 74
Cousin George STEPHENSON 1897 1979 82
Cousin Esther Hariette (Essie) STEPHENSON 1898 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1979 Park, Victoria, Australia 81
Cousin Hannah STEPHENSON abt 1898 1920 22
Cousin *Francis William SMITH 31 Dec 1897 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 02 May 1961 Victoria, Australia 63
Cousin *Howard Henry SMITH 15 May 1899 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 27 May 1970 Seymour, Victoria, Australia 71
Cousin *Arthur Alexander SMITH 11 Aug 1900 Tourello, Clunes, Victoria, Australia 08 Jun 1973 Canberra, ACT, Australia 72
Cousin *Florence Una SMITH 23 Apr 1902 Tourello, Clunes, Victoria, Australia 10 Feb 1994 Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia 91
Cousin *Linda Lillian SMITH 09 Apr 1904 Tourello, Clunes, Victoria, Australia 02 Jun 1992 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 88
Cousin *Sidney David SMITH 09 Aug 1905 Raywood, Victoria, Australia 2000 Kew, Victoria, Australia 95
Cousin *Emily Esther SMITH 27 Mar 1907 Raywood, Victoria, Australia 05 Dec 1932 Regent, Victoria 25
Cousin *Joseph Herbert SMITH 01 Jun 1909 Long Gully, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 04 Jun 1989 Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia 80
Cousin *Aquilla Charles Ernest SMITH 23 Feb 1912 Long Gully, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 2006 Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia 94
Cousin Francis Robert SMITH 1902 1964 62
Cousin Gladys Isabella SMITH 1904 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1948 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 44
Cousin Annie Sybil SMITH 1907 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1993 Southport, Queensland, Austalia 86
Cousin Alexander James SMITH 1906 1985 Maryborough, Victoria, Australia 79
Cousin Annie Esther SMITH 1906 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1985 79
Cousin Gordon Ernest SMITH 1909 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 1910 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia 1
Cousin Florence Amellia SMITH 1914 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1993 Korumburra, Victoria, Australia 79
Cousin Betsy Isabella MACAULEY 1902 Raywood, Victoria, Australia 1981 79
Cousin Samuel Alec MACAULEY 1906 Raywood, Victoria, Australia
Cousin William Ernest MACAULEY 1907 Raywood, Victoria, Australia 1980 Victoria, Australia 73
Cousin Ian Francis MACAULEY 1919 Burnley, Victoria, Australia 1970 Box Hill, Victoria, Australia 51

Sister in Law Ethel May (Maie) GREGORY 1973 Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia
Sister in Law Margaret Barker BREAKELL 1903 1989 86
Brother in Law Robert Gordon LANGLEY 1910 Lilydale, Victoria, Australia 1972 Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia 62
Events in George Alex SMITH (1897 - 1916)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1897 George Alex SMITH was born Mansfield, Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
1906 9 Death of father Sidney Gordon SMITH (aged 36) Mansfield, Victoria, Australia Note 2 52
1916 19 George Alex SMITH died France Note 3
Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Geo Alex Smith
Name: Geo Alex Smith
Father's Name: Sidney Gordon Smith
Mother's name: Isabella Martin
Birth Place: Mansfield, Victoria
Registration Year: 1897
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 4795
Note 2: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Sydney Gordon Smith
Name: Sydney Gordon Smith
Death Place: Mansfield, Victoria
Age: 35
Father's Name: Smith Frank
Mother's name: Esther Walter
Registration Year: 1906
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 13762
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Note 3: Ancestry trees - died 1916 Pozieres



George Alex SMITH

Regimental number 2855
Place of birth Mansfield, Victoria
Place of birth Barwite, Victoria
School State School, Victoria
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Farmer
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Isabella Smith, Barwite PO, Barwite, Victoria
Enlistment date 3 August 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/38/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 4th Pioneer Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 5 August 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) *Alex spelt Alick
Place of death or wounding Not known
Age at death 20
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France

Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.

The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux is approached through the Military Cemetery, at the end of which is an open grass lawn which leads into a three-sided court. The two pavilions on the left and right are linked by the north and south walls to the back (east) wall, from which rises the focal point of the Memorial, a 105 foot tall tower, of fine ashlar. A staircase leads to an observation platform, 64 feet above the ground, from which further staircases lead to an observation room. This room contains a circular stone tablet with bronze pointers indicating the Somme villages whose names have become synonymous with battles of the Great War; other battle fields in France and Belgium in which Australians fought; and far beyond, Gallipoli and Canberra.

On the three walls, which are faced with Portland stone, are the names of 10,885 Australians who were killed in France and who have no known grave. The 'blocking course' above them bears the names of the Australian Battle Honours.

After the war an appeal in Australia raised £22,700, of which £12,500 came from Victorian school children, with the request that the majority of the funds be used to build a new school in Villers-Bretonneux. The boys' school opened in May 1927, and contains an inscription stating that the school was the gift of Victorian schoolchildren, twelve hundred of whose fathers are buried in the Villers-Bretonneux cemetery, with the names of many more recorded on the Memorial. Villers-Bretonneux is now twinned with Robinvale, Victoria, which has in its main square a memorial to the links between the two towns.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 174
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Sidney and Isabella SMITH, Olympic Street, Mansfield, Victoria
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Geo Alex Smith
Name: Geo Alex Smith
Father's Name: Sidney Gordon Smith
Mother's name: Isabella Martin
Birth Place: Mansfield, Victoria
Registration Year: 1897
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 4795
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