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Full Name: Gunner John Black Smith
Rank Last Held: Gunner
Forename(s): John Black
Surname: Smith
War: World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.: 2/2543
First Known Rank: Gunner
Next of Kin: J. Smith (father), 43 Maida Vale Road, Roseneath, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: 43 Maida Vale Road, Roseneath, New Zealand
Military District: Wellington
Body on Embarkation: 8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Unit: Field Artillery
Embarkation Date: 13 November 1915
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:
Vessel: Willochra or Tofua
Destination: Suez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll: 675
Last Unit Served: New Zealand Field Artillery
Place of Death: France
Date of Death: 6 October 1916
Year of Death: 1916
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Further References: Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
Sources Used: Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
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