Regimental number | 23/1814 |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Next of kin | Father, William L Smith, Tariki, Taranaki |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row L, Grave No 23), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Thomas and Alice Smith, 11 Palm Grove, Berhampore, Wigton |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 5 |