Corporal

George Arthur Edward Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. W. A. Peez (formerly Smith), of Ashburton, New Zealand, and the late George A. Smith; husband of Mildred Smith, of Riverside, Hampton Wick, Middx., England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/286
Name:
George Arthur Edward Smith
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G.A.E. Smith (wife), care of Mrs A.J. Childs, Wills Street, Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
97 Wills Street, Ashburton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
George Arthur Edward Smith
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