Gunner

Lionel Smith

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Annie Smith, of Nelson, New Zealand. Also served in 1914-18 War.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26208
Name:
Lionel Smith
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Langley (mother), Belgrove, Nelson, New Zealand|Mrs Clarence Nicholls (friend), Belgrove, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Murchison Post Office, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ploughman|Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 14 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 July 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
46
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. G. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Lionel Smith
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