| Regimental number | 14156 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Electrician |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.2 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Smith, 438 Worcester Street, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Germaine Smith, Devonport, Auckland, and the late Edward Smith |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 September 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 October 1916, and posted to C Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 6 December 1916 (influenza); rejoined Bn, 16 December 1916. Wounded in action, 17 March 1917 (remained at duty). Detached to 2nd Army Troop Supply Column, 20 April 1917; rejoined Bn, 28 July 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 August 1917; rejoined Bn, 28 August 19176. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded; 'Wounded and missing, 12 October 1917'. Court of Enquiry, 25 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818504 |