Lance Corporal

John Charles Smith

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Sarah Smith, of Green Lane, Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13644
Name:
John Charles Smith
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S. Smith (mother), Bridge Brook, Hakaru, Mangawai, North Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
13 September 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. 34.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Charles Smith
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