David Francis SMITH

Regimental number26/1702
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Smith, Salisbury Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 7 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row B, Grave No 6A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jane Smith, 4 Castle Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 13

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