Arthur Walter SMITH

Regimental number27690
OccupationPainter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 8.25"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A W Smith, Somerset Street, Frankton Junction
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 30 May 1918
Discharge date7 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Mokoia', 30 May 1918; Appointment terminated (discharged), 7 January 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 31

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