Albert SMITH

Regimental number65681
Date of birth20 August 1897
Place of birthNew Plymouth
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationCabinetmaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Susanna Anne Smith, Gill Street, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date31 August 1917
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 January 1919
Discharge date21 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Prisoner of War: arrived Ripon, 17 December 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HT 'Matatua', 8 January 1919; discharged, 21 March 1919.

War service: 1 year 203 days (of which 1 year 53 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 November 1966 New Plymouth
Age at death69
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818251

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