Richard SMITH

Regimental number15039
OccupationFactory hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Smith, 1 Parere Street, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 9), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie Smith, Milton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 11