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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private John Smith |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
John |
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| Surname: |
Smith |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
48288 |
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| Date of Birth: |
1 February 1884 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Timaru, New Zealand |
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| Religion: |
Roman Catholic |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Miss N. Smith (sister), Kawhatau, Mangaweka, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married, one child |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Kawhatau, Mangaweka, New Zealand |
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| Physical Description: |
- Height: 5 feet 8.5 inches
- Eye colour: hazel
- Weight: 161 pounds
- Complexion: fresh
- Hair colour: brown
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| Enlistment Date: |
20 February 1917 |
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| Age on Enlistment: |
33 |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
33rd Reinforcements Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
31 December 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 99 |
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| Vessel: |
Athenic |
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| Destination: |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
76 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
15 |
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| Campaigns: |
Western European |
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| Military Awards: |
- British War Medal (1914-20)
- Victory Medal
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| Wounds and Diseases: |
Admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, England on 14 February 1919 with pneumonia |
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| Discharge Date: |
19 February 1919 (England) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Otago Infantry Regiment |
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| Reason for Discharge: |
Death from Pneumonia |
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| Place of Death: |
No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom |
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| Date of Death: |
19 February 1919 |
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| Age at Death: |
35 |
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| Year of Death: |
1919 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of disease (pneumonia) |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England |
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| Grave Reference: |
II. I. IB |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of James and Mary Smith, of Mangaweka; husband of Julia Smith, of Bakers Rd., Manawaru, New Zealand. A memorial plaque and scroll was sent to next of kin on the 20th December 1922. |
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| Further References: |
A digital copy of John Smith's service file is available here: http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ItemAdvancedSearch.do;jsessionid= 1DFDAB618BF8E57A43E85ADAE0CC1209 |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918 |
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