James Alexander SMITH

Regimental number34741
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Smith, Glen-iti, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No 23), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Matilda Smith, Timaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 10

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