Norman MACLEOD-SMITH

Regimental number29584
Date of birth6 June 1884
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 8"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinFather, James T Macleod-Smith, Cashel Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in Garrison Band, Christchurch; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date29 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 66 Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs James Thomas Macleod-Smith, Cashel Street, Christchurch
Other details

No Form B103 on file: scant details.

War service: Western Front

Reported wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 25 April 1918, concluded: Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 31
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819593

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