Herbert SMITH

Regimental number26326
OccupationMusterer
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Smith, c/o Mrs J Arnett, Kaikoura
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 April 1918
Place of burialKnightsbridge Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 6), Mesnil-Martinsart, nr Albert, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs H.O. Smith, Kaikoura, Marlborough
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 13