Ernest Henry SMITH

Regimental number74802
Date of birth23 November 1897
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHardware assistant
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 2.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E M Smith, 18 Findlay Terrace, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 38th Reinforcements, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board HMNZT No 105 Remuera on 5 June 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 June 1919
Discharge date23 September 1919
Other details

Embarked Wellington, 5 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 31 July 1918; marched in to Sling Camp, and posted to Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1 August 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 4 November 1918; joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 10 November 1918, and posted to 17th Company.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 29 November 1918 (influenza), and transferred to 21st Casualty Clearing Station; to 18th General Hospital, 4 December 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 8 December 1918; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 25 December 1918; to NZ Base Depot, 6 January 1919; rejoined Bn, 18 January 1919.

Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 March 1919 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to 7th General Hospital, 11 March 1919; discharged, 26 April 1919 (non-venereal).

Marched in to Sling Camp from France, 3 May 1919.

Admitted to Venereal Disease Hospital, Codford, 4 May 1919 (gonorrhoea); discharged to VD Convalescent Section, 27 May 1919; discharged to Sling Camp, 28 May 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Geissen', 23 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 23 September 1919.

War service: 1 year 202 days (of which 1 year 83 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 June 1972 Auckland
Age at death74
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 83, p. 5
File No 0364027, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp