Hugh SMITH

Regimental number29096
Place of birthWoolston, Canterbury
OccupationBrickmaker
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ethel Mary Smith, 34 Hargood Street, Woolston, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 66 Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Ethel Mary Smith, 10 Hawkhurst Road, Lyttelton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 32