Trooper

William Alexander Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of E. H. Smith, of Guise St., Temuka, Canterbury. Native of Fairlie, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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William Alexander Smith was shot in both legs on Saturday the 21st August 1915 at Kaiajik Bair (or Hill 60). He was evacuated to HMHS Gloucester Castle on Monday 23 August and later that night transf... Read More


William Alexander Ivory Smith. William had two sisters when he enlisted. His mother died in 1910 when he was 19 and his two sisters were 14 and 16. The elder being afflicted by illness. William enlis... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/124
Name:
William Alexander Smith
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Louisa Smith, care of J. Francis, Post-office, Picton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of J. Siegert, Fairlie, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Franconia,"
Date of Death:
26 August 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William Alexander Smith
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