Frederick HILES-SMITH

Regimental number23105
Date of birth27 May 1891
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm manager
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 3.75"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Fanny Hiles-Smith, c/o E L Wallis, Solicitor, Hereford, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2.5 years in the Hereforshire Regiment.
Enlistment date12 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 20 September 1917
Discharge date30 November 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board SS 'Marama', 20 September 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, head, fracture of skull), 30 November 1917.

War Service: 1 year 203 days (of which 1 year 4 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 August 1983
Age at death92
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 34
Archives New Zeald file IE21176721