Robert SMITH

Regimental number44165
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Smith, Aylesbury, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of G Company embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 27 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialBoulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No 168), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Young and Mary J. Smith, Ashton Farm, Aylesbury, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 31