John Black SMITH

Regimental number2/2543
Address43 Maida Vale Road, Roseneath
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, J Smith, 43 Maida Vale Road, Roseneath, Wellington
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 6 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 30), Becordel-Becourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Helen Smith, 270 Muritai Road, Eastbourne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth

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