Regimental number | 41649 |
Place of birth | Wellington |
Occupation | Linotype operator |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S J Smith, Mount Pleasant, Wellington |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for NZEF enlistment on account of hernia) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819313 |
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