
| Regimental number | 10/694 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Belfast |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | c/o T Borthwick & Sons, Waitara |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.10 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Smaill, 15 Young Street, St Kilda, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | 'C' Company, 11th (Taranaki RIfles) Regiment, Port Chalmers Naval |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | New Plymouth |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Admitted to No.2 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 May 1915 (gunshot wound, left hip); transferred to Hospital Ship, 8 May 1915. With Machine Gun Detachment, 23 May 1915. Admitted to HS 'Grantully Castle', 10 June 1915 (influenza); transferred to No.15 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 11 June 1915; to Egyptian Military Hospital, Cairo, 4 July 1915 (diarrhoea); to No.1 Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 16 July 1915; discharged, 2 August 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged, 14 March 1916. Total war service: 1 year 210 days (of which 1 year 10 days). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818064 |
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