William SMITH

Regimental number23628
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs H F Smith, Brydone, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 7 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCalais Southern Cemetery (Plot D, Row 3, Grave No 13), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Hannah Smith, Brydone
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 15