James Smith ANDREW

Regimental number22463
Date of birth26 February 1885
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTally clerk
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C M Andrew, Makotuku, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceServed in the Ruahine Volunteer Rifles.
Enlistment date8 May 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 January 1918
Discharge date3 April 1918
Other details

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Arawa', 10 January 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 3 April 1918.

Total service: 1 year 330 days (of which 1 year 198 days was abroad)
Date of death30 May 1965
Age at death80
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 13

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