George SMITH

Regimental number46208
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinBrother, R Smith, West Eyreton, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialTyne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 6

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