Charles Thomas SMITH

Regimental number75208
Date of birth21 October 1878
Place of birthEssex, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinBrother, A J Smith, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1917
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 38th Reinforcements, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board HMNZT No 105 Remuera on 5 June 1918
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialDelsaux Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 28), Beugny, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late David Smith, 19 Debden Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 31 July 1918, and marched in and posted to NZ Rifle Brigade Reserve, Brocton.

Proceeded overseas to France, 25 September 1918; joined 1st Bn, in the field, 30 September 1918, and posted to B Company.

Wounded in action, 8 October 1918 (gun shot wounds, multiple: left femur, thigh), admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 29th Casualty Clearing Station.

Died of wounds, 8 October 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFather b. Essex, England; mother b. Cambridgeshire, England
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 83, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805