
| Regimental number | 13/1098 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bay of Islands |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Kaeo, Whangaroa |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Smith, Okaihau, Bay of Islands |
| Previous military service | Member, Kaeo Rifle Club |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Posted to unit, Mudros, 3 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Left Zeitoun for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Admitted to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, Kantara, 20 September 1916 (dysentery); transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 23 September 1916; to 27th General Hospital, Cairo, 29 September 1916; to Aotea Convalescent Hospital, Heliopolis, 16 October 1916. Transferred to NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, 20 November 1916. Sick to hospital, 31 December 1917; admitted to 45th Stationary Hospital, El Arish, from Hospital Train, 2 January 1918 (scabies); transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 January 1918; discharged to duty, 8 January 1918. Posted to NZ Mounted Training Regiment, 10 January 1918; transferred to NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, 15 May 1918; taken on strength, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, in the field, 19 May 1918. Admitted to NZ Mounted Field Ambulance, 17 October 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 76th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 October 1918; to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, 23 October 1918 (malaria); discharged to NZ Base, 8 November 1918. Found guilty, 23 December 1918, of being in town without a pass: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZT 'Kaikoura', 6 March 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: debility), 17 May 1919. War service: 3 years 311 days Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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