Adam SMITH

Regimental number46798
Date of birth7 April 1892
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTailor
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.7
Height6' 1.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Smith, 41 Bradshaw Street, South Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in Dunedin Naval Force; disbanded.
Enlistment date2 December 1916
Place of enlistmentArrowtown
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 20 August 1919
Discharge date17 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Somerset', 20 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 17 September 1919.

War service: 2 years 222 days (of which 1 years 117 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 January 1969 Dunedin
Age at death73
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818241