Private

Frank Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Petone, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Frank was one of 3 brothers who went to WW1. His brother Herman Merivale Smith died 17 days later, also at the Somme. Both are buried in the Caterpillar Valley cemetery in Longueval, France, but in u... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2767
Name:
Frank Smith
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.W. Smith (father), Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of Mr Darwin, Taihape, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Frank Smith
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