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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Lance Corporal John Charles Smith |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
John Charles |
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| Surname: |
Smith |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
13644 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs S. Smith (mother), Bridge Brook, Hakaru, Mangawai, North Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
13th Reinforcements Machine-Gun Section (Attached to Mounted Rifles Brigade) |
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| Embarkation Date: |
27 May 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Plymouth or Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
33 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
3 |
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| Military Awards: |
Military Medal (MM) |
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| Award Circumstances: |
Citation: For bravery in the field. Published in the London Gazette, 16 August 1917, p. 8430. |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Machine Gun Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Havrincourt, France |
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| Date of Death: |
13 September 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
B.34 |
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| Memorial Name: |
Kaipara Memorial RSA, 49 Commercial Road, Helensville, New Zealand |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- According to the Official History, Lance Corporal Smith was buried in Neuville, Bourgonval, near Bapaume.
- John Smith was the son of George and Sarah Smith, Green Lane, Auckland.
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| Description of Image: |
- Kaipara Memorial RSA, 49 Commercial Road, Helensville, New Zealand (photo G.A. Fortune April 2010)
- Kaipara Memorial RSA, 1939 - 45 Name panel: M. McArthur - L.S. Williams (photo by G.A. Fortune April 2010)
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| Further References: |
- 'With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine : being the Official History of the New Zealand Machine Gun Corps.' by Maj. J.H. Luxford
- Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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