| Regimental number | 50493 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Temuka |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E S Smith, Post Office, Windsor, Oamaru |
| Previous military service | Served in the 5th Mounted Rifles Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Bombardier |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 13 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched in to NZ Field Artillery, Aldershot, 3 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 December 1917; posted to 9th Battery, 2nd Brigade, 4 January 1918. Wounded in action, 26 August 1918 (gun shot wound, face and hand), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 August 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 27 August 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 27 September 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to 3/2 West Lancashire Field Ambulance; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, 28 September 1918; to England, 4 October 1918, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Athenic', 3 February 1919; discharged, 18 April 1919. Total war service: 1 year 354 days (of which 1 year 221 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: E.S. (b. Christchurch) and Mary Ann (b. Temuka) |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 22 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |