Sidney William SMITH

Regimental number10/1165
Date of birth13 July 1888
Place of birthPonsonby, Auckland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.3
Height5' 5.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Smith, Glenavon, Auckland
Previous military service11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles (14 months); School Cadets; Legion of Frontiersmen
Enlistment date7 October 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 April 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 14 April 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 29 May 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service, dysentery, bayonet wound right shoulder, gunshot wound left leg), 28 June 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 264 days (of which 1 year 227 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death6 August 1966, Auckland
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819319

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