Charles SMITH

Regimental number22377
Place of birthOamaru
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, Edward Smith, Waitaki, North Otago
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankSergeant
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 6 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialGezaincourt Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No 27), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Emma Smith, 26 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 27