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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private Thomas James Smith |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Thomas James |
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| Surname: |
Smith |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
24457 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Attendant |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Catherine Smith (mother), Waitati, Otago, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
10th Reinforcements 1st Battalion, E Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
19 August 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 61 |
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| Vessel: |
Aparima |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
38 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
29 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Machine Gun Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
25 June 1917 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Biographical Notes: |
According to the Official History, Private T.J. Smith was buried in Boulogne, France. |
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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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