Harold William SMITH

Regimental number12/2474
AddressMangerton, Mount Eden Road, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W G Smith, Mangerton, Mount Eden Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 December 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialWandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery (F. B. Row 16, Grave No 2862), London, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Emily Smith, 19 Brentwood Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland and the late William George Smith
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died in England of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth

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