Charles Spurnay SMITH

Regimental number8/108
AddressAlma, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isobel Smith, Alma, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 22 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burial Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 41), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Isabel Smith, St Albans Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body. Second given name incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Spurnway.

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