Alan Murdoch SMITH

Regimental number11/147
Date of birth24 November 1892
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Smith and Smith (Limited), Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W Smith, c/o Smith and Smith (Limited), Wellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 15 March 1916
Discharge date24 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti', 15 March 1916; discharged, 24 May 1916.

War service: 1 year 296 days (of which 1 year 161 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: attested, 15 June 1940, 4th Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment; discharged, 23 January 1941: unable to attend parades.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main. Date of birth entered as 1892 on WWI file; 1898 on WWII file.
Date of death30 March 1956 Auckland
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24066014