Trooper

George William Hay Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Alice Maud Smith, of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
50071
Name:
George William Hay Smith
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John Smith (father), Longbeach, Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of accidental injuries
Date of Death:
24 May 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 98
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. 20.
George William Hay Smith
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