Arthur William Herbert SMITH

Regimental number10/3085
Date of birth16 August 1890
Place of birthAshburton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address299 Willis Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 10.5"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinFather, G H Smith, Rakaia
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; previously rejected for enlistment on account of asthma.
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date23 April 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HT 'Maheno', 24 December 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service: debility following trench fever), 23 April 1918.

War service: 2 years 314 days (of which 2 years 115 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh
Date of death22 November 1954 Birkenhead
Age at death64