Robert Orton SMART

Regimental number10/997
Date of birth4 August 1892
Place of birthIndia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSurveyor
Addressc/o G Grant, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 5.75"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Isabella Sophia Smart, c/o Mercantile Bank of India, 15 Gracechurch Street, London, England
Previous military serviceVolunteers
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGisborne
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankWarrant Officer Class Two
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDischarged in England 12 April 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Discharged for commission in Royal Flying Corps, 12 April 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 241 days (of which 2 years 204 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of deathJanuary 1923, Malaya
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818183

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