Richard Charles FULLERTON-SMITH

Regimental number11/190
Date of birth20 September 1883
Place of birthMarton
ReligionProtestant
OccupationFarmer
AddressMarton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, A W Fullerton-Smith, Marton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDischarged in London 14 December 1917
Discharge date14 December 1917
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 9/1840 Trooper Christopher FULLERTON-SMITH, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 12 November 1917; 11/47 Trooper Percival Hugh FULLERTON-SMITH, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 6 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Discharged in London, 14 December 1917, and commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery, British Army.

War service: 3 years 122 days (of which 3 years 60 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819590