Sydney James SMITH

Regimental number10/1005
Date of birth26 October 1889
ReligionNil
OccupationClerk
AddressTimaru
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 10.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Carolus Smith, 3 Albert Villa, Barnd's Green Road, New Southgate, London N, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
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 rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 4 May 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMT 'Ceramic', 4 May 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 5 June 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service due to a pre-enlistment disability aggravated by military service), 24 July 1915.

Total war service: 345 days (of which 256 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819355

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