Corporal

William James Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Alice E. Smith, of 61, Kent Terrace, Wellington. Also served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2546
Name:
William James Smith
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.G. Smith (mother), 61 Kent Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
61 Kent Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action, near Flers
Date of Death:
06 October 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
8th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Willochra or Tofua
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William James Smith
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