Regimental number | 27785 |
Place of birth | Loan End, Woodlands |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Smith, Burgess Road, Johnsonville, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row R, Grave No 27), Steenwerck, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Marion Mackie Smith, Warroa, Hawke's Bay |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 33 |