Roy Arthur SMYTH

Regimental number10/489
Date of birth23 May 1888
Place of birthThursday Island, Queensland, Australia
OccupationMachinist
Address12 Niblett Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Smyth, 12 Niblett Street, Wanganui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 February 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMT 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 18 March 1918; discharged (no longer fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service - pleurisy and debility), 7 May 1918.

Total war service: 3 years 268 days (of which 3 years 151 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death27 June 1968, Wanganui
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819661

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