Christopher FULLERTON-SMITH

Regimental number9/1840
Date of birth9 December 1892
Place of birthMarton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, A W Fullerton-Smith, Marton
Previous military serviceServed in the 7th Wellington West Coast Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 October 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 12 November 1917
Discharge date18 March 1918
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 11/47 Trooper Percival Hugh FULLERTON-SMITH, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 6 August 1915; 11/90 Corporal Richard Charles FULLERTON-SMITH, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, discharged in London, 14 December 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: chronic dysentery), 18 March 1918.

War service: 2 years 151 days (of which 1 year 350 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 December 1992 Hamilton
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7818482

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