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Sydney Llewellyn Smyth enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria at the age of 22 on the 18th of February 1915. He had been born in Ballarat, Victoria, was single, and was employed as a Brewer. He volunteered and was stationed with the 13th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement later transferring to the 1st Cyclists Battalion with the Regimental number 626. He was discharged and Returned to Australia on the 31st of July 1917.
Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Sydney L. Smythe.