Ernest Bennett SMITH

Regimental number74231
OccupationMarine engineer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Ann Smith, Awatea Road, Parnell, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 38th Reinforcements, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board HMNZT No 105 Remuera on 5 June 1918
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAnneux British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 23), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and J.A. Smith, 14 Awatea Road, Parnell, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 83, p. 10