Albert SMITH

Regimental number12/2473
Date of birth20 December 1870
Place of birthHinton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address30 Wakefield Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 4.75"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinBrother, James Smith, Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date26 October 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 18 September 1916; discharged (medically unfit: illness, dysentery), 26 October 1916.

War service: 1 year 255 days (of which 1 year 109 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth
Date of death16 October 1953 Napier
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818247