Edwin Munroe SMITH

Regimental number24/1822
OccupationRabbiter
Next of kinMother, Marion Smith, Johnsonville, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on Grevillers on 24th August and on Bancourt on 30th August. For over forty hours he maintained a most important wire back to Brigade (our only quick means of communication) which was being continually out by heavy shell fire. He was eventually wounded while engaged on his task.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 24 January 1919

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 10