Henry Wilson SMITH

Regimental number40076
Date of birth20 September 1887
Place of birthCarterton
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, W W Smith, Clareville, Carterton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 October 1916
Place of enlistmentFeilding
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Wilson Smith and Eliza, his wife, Clareville, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 August 1917, and posted to 10th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 21
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818871

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