Regimental number | 45260 |
Occupation | Student |
Next of kin | Father, James Smith, The School, Wylie's Crossing, Otago |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row D, Grave No 5), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth Fisher Smith, Netherby, Abbotsford, Dunedin |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 35 |
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