David Lionel SMITH

Regimental number10/562
Date of birth19 August 1890
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressFeilding
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.3
Height5' 5.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Smith, Bank of New Zealand, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceGore Rifles and Cadets
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 3 May 1915 (chest injury from shell concussion); Admitted to No.2 General Hospital, Cairo, 3 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 15 May 1915; discharged to Base Details, Zeitoun, 8 June 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 18 December 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 119 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818527