Alfred SMITH

Regimental number79477
Date of birth23 September 1881
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 7.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Smith, c/o C Davis, Normanby
Previous military serviceNil
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Infantry
FateDied of disease 4 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsWellington Provincial Memorial
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late Thomas Smith, Christchurch; Wife: Flora A. E. Smith, Grey Street, Normanby, Taranaki
Other details

War service: died of disease at sea en route to United Kingdom.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 13

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