Regimental number | 8/108 |
Address | Alma, Otago |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isobel Smith, Alma, Otago |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body. Second given name incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Spurnway. |