Benjamin William Henry SMART

Regimental number10/1659
Date of birth1 March 1896
Place of birthLeicester, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address21 East Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs P Smart, 6 Beacon Street, Walsall, England
Previous military serviceServed in 5th Territorial Battalion, South Staffordshire; serving in J Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported wounded, 17 June 1915 (head).

Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Attached to 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Ismailia, 13 March 1916.

Transferred to 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 24 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 8 April 1916.

Attached to Wellington Company Reserve Bn for Pay, Discipline and Rations, 15 January 1917.

Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 March 1918.

Detached to United Kingdom on duty, 20 June 1918.

Discharged from NZEF in England, 23 August 1918, to transfer to the British Army (16th Lancers).

War service: 3 years 250 days (of which 3 years 191 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
Date of death24 November 1959
Age at death63
SourcesFile 0364049, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp.