Trooper

George Wyse Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Martha Smith, of Redcliffs, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

For your information as I too have only just started to follow up on what happened to George... His father was William Wyse Smith, Builder, of same address as Martha.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/560
Name:
George Wyse Smith
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Martha Smith (mother), Redcliffs, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Amberley, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
06 August 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
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: 
II. B. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
George Wyse Smith
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