Alexander SMITH

Regimental number16127
Date of birth5 July 1871
Place of birthHawkes Bay
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHorse trainer
Marital statusDivorced
Age at embarkation44.8
Height5' 6"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinDaughter, Miss M I Smith, 30 Kiwi Road, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Hawkes Bay Mounted Rifles; left the district.
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 15th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Manuka on 13 July 1916
Final rankTrooper
FateDied of disease 28 October 1918
Place of burialDamascus Commonwealth War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 54), Syria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 35, p. 4

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