Burt SMITH

Regimental number57276
Place of birthSomerset, England
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Smith, 8 Church Street West, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The 29th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Mokoia', 13 August 1917, and SS 'Ruahine', 15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship or ships F Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No 7), nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mary Smith, 2 Brunswick Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 21

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