Leslie MARTIN-SMITH

Regimental number10/3349
Date of birth17 August 1889
Place of birthThames
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStock agent
AddressCopeland Road, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 9"
Weight189 lbs
Next of kinFather, H Martin-Smith, Copeland Road, Hastings
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Hastings Rifles; Corps disbanded.
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 March 1917
Discharge date14 September 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Manganui', 17 March 1917; discharged (medically unfit: chronic venereal case), 14 September 1918.

War service: 3 years 16 days (of which 1 year 183 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Eighth
Date of death19 November 1918 Wellington

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