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Full Name: Corporal John Henry Smith
Rank Last Held: Corporal
Forename(s): John Henry
Surname: Smith
War: World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.: 8/3761
First Known Rank: Private
Occupation before Enlistment: Factory hand
Next of Kin: F.W. Smith (brother), 142 Don Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit: 9th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation Date: 8 January 1916
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport: HMNZT 37
Vessel: Maunganui
Destination: Suez, Egypt
Nominal Roll Number: 21
Page on Nominal Roll: 32
Last Unit Served: Otago Infantry Regiment
Place of Death: France
Date of Death: 22 September 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 II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
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