James SMITH

Regimental number24962
True NameSMITH, James McGregor
OccupationPatternmaker
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Smith, 4 Normanby Street, Musselburgh, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankBombardier
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 23 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSolesmes Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 5), nr Le Cateau, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederic and Christina Smith
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 26

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