Albert Smith (New South Wales politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Albert Smith (New South Wales politician)
- Albert Frank Smith (23 October 1885 – 15 October 1975) was an Australian politician. He was born at Cundletown to farmer William John Everingham Smith and Margaret Alicia, née Small.
- He was educated locally and joined the Postmaster-General's department, working as a telegraph messenger at Burraga from 1900 to 1901 and a clerk in the accounts branch from 1901 to 1913.
- He joined the Australian Imperial Force in 1914 and was severely wounded at Gallipoli, being invalided home.
- He returned to active service in 1916 but was wounded again in 1917, becoming an instructor of the Signal Engineers' School and aide-de-camp to General Gustave Ramaciotti.
- After the war he was closely involved with the Returned Serviceman's League and other veterans' groups.
- In 1920 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Nationalist member for Balmain, but he was defeated in 1922.
- He died in 1975 in Normanhurst.
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