George Arthur Edward SMITH

Regimental number24/286
Address97 Wills Street, Ashburton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinWife, Mrs G A E Smith, c/o Mrs A J Childs, Wills Street, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs W.A. Peez (formerly Smith), Ashburton, and the late George A. Smith; Wife: Mildred Smith, Riverside, Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB