John Sydney SMITH

Regimental number10/691
Date of birth7 December 1892
Place of birthWellington, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChemist
AddressMatemateaonga, Eltham
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.8
Height5' 8"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinJ S Smith, Ruthlyn, Wellington, Shropshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Royal George', Dardanelles, 8 May 1915 (gunshot wound, buttocks); transferred to No.5 Indian General Hospital, Alexandria, May 1915; proceeded to England, 15 May 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 29 May 1915; to Walton on Thames Hospital, 11 August 1915; to Convalescent Depot, Epsom, 1 September 1915; to Woodcote Hospital, 9 October 1915; discharged to furlough, 8 November 1915; marched into Base Depot, 30 November 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Arawa', 29 January 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 16 March 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 16 August 1916.

Total war service: 2 years (of which 1 year 152 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death11 July 1969, Hawera
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819074

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