George Talbot O'HARA-SMITH

Regimental number11/1477
Date of birth4 March 1890
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address60 Salamanca Road, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs O'Hara-Smith, Ngatiawa Street, Nelson
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Cadets; 2 years in the Volunteers; 1 year in the Territorial Force.
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rankSignaller Sergeant
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 19 April 1919
Discharge date18 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board SS 'Kaikoura', 19 April 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: debility), 18 May 1919.

War service: 3 years 339 days (of which 3 years 250 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth
Date of death16 August 1950 Masterton
Age at death60

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