Walter William SMITH

Regimental number25609
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinBrother, F G Smith, Old Mill Road, New Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialY Farm Military Cemetery (Row L, Grave No 45), Bois Grenier, nr Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Thomas and Elizabeth Smith, St. John's, Isle of Man
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 10