Sidney George SMITH

Regimental number41649
Place of birthWellington
OccupationLinotype operator
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S J Smith, Mount Pleasant, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for NZEF enlistment on account of hernia)
Enlistment date11 November 1916
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Susan Jane Smith, 11 Koromiko Road, Gonville, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 August 1917, and posted to 8th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819313

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