Albert SMITH

Regimental number12/1506
Date of birth1875
Place of birthHalifax, Yorkshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressAuckland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39.6
Height6' 0"
Weight174 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Smith, 47 Mitre Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the 2nd Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Discharge date18 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915

Wounded in action, 4 May 1915 (gun shot wound, neck and chest, and upper extremities); admitted to Lady Godley's Home, Alexandria, 14 June 1915; transferred to Convalescent Depot, Mustapha, 23 July 1915

Embarked for England, 13 September 1915.

Discharged (medically unfit) in England, 18 January 1916.

War service: 1 year 91 days (of which 1 year 36 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818245