Ernest Albert Friend SMITH

Regimental number20436
OccupationChocolate maker
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Smith, Ark Cottage, St Peters, Kent, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 12