Walter Leslie SMITH

Regimental number66037
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
Next of kinFather, Arthur Smith, 19 King Street, Newmarket, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialGouzecourt New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No 20), nr Peronne, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Mary Jane Smith, 34 Broadway, Newmarket
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 18

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