William SMITH

Regimental number12/3480
AddressEsplanade, Te Kuiti
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Mrs M C Hayden, Blenheim Street, Liverpool, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Eighth