SMITH, Ormsby Ernest

A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWI
SERVICE NO : 6806
RANK : Private
UNIT : 44th Battalion
ENLISTMENT DATE : 22/09/1916
AGE : 23
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Brisbane, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Freestone, Queensland
RELIGION : Methodist
OCCUPATION : School Teacher
DATE OF DEATH : 18/08/1980
PLACE OF BURIAL : Brisbane, Queensland

MEMORIALS : 2023 Freestone WWI Honour Board, Allora Shire Soldiers War Memorial

View this person’s Service File : Ormsby Ernest SMITH

NOTES : Ormsby’s brother Augustus Lionel Smith 53264 and his sister Nurse Ada Priscilla Smith enlisted in WWI. His parents James and Anna Maria Smith lived at Freestone and Allora. Ormsby married Julia Gertrude Smith.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.