John Kenneth SMYTH

Regimental number70688
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Smyth, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 35th Reinforcements, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 101 Tofua on 2 March 1918
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1918
Place of burialHermies Hill British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 6), nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E. Smyth, Frazertown Road, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 80, p. 6