George Henry SCHMIDT

Regimental number24/1922
OccupationSeaman
Next of kinFather, George Edmund Schmidt, Opua, Bay of Islands
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 4 June 1916
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 143), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs G.E. Schmidt, Opua, Bay of Islands
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 30

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