Regimental number | 46208 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Brother, R Smith, West Eyreton, Canterbury |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row H, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Frederick and Mary Jane Smith, West Eyreton, Canterbury |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 6 |
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