Albert Robert SMITH

Regimental number24931
Date of birth25 January 1895
Place of birthGisborne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWool classer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight114 lbs
Next of kinFather, W H Smith, Box 7, PO, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed for 2.5 years in A Squadron, Gisborne Mounted Rifles Regiment.
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 14th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waihora on 10 July 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1919
Discharge date1 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board SS 'Wiltshire', 1 February 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 1 March 1919.

War service: 2 years 329 days (of which 2 years 176 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 35, p. 2

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