Thomas SMITH

Regimental number25/1818
Date of birth17 October 1885
Place of birthPortsmouth, Hampshire, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 10"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs T Smith, 6 Havant Street, Portsea, Plymouth, England
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months, 3rd Bn, Royal Hampshire Regiment; 8 years (seaman and torpedoman), Royal Navy.
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Catherine Smith, 64 Abingdon Road, Southsea, England
Other details

No Form B103 on file: scant details available

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 8
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819369

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