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Jesse William Smith

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Jesse William AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    South African 4646 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 6 March 1901 AWMM Gear Street, Petone, Wellington, new Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Joseph Smith (father), Parkville, Eketahuna, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 4646 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa 6 March 1901 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Striker/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      6 foot 2 inches AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Grey AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      dark brown AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, South Africa AWMM
      Rietfontein, slightly wounded June 1901 AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, South Africa AWMM
      Sinovitis of the kneecap AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named Joseph Smith. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waiuku Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • To my GreatGrandFather
    I knew your son (my grandfather) and know of the great man he became.
    Thank you
    Public - Melanie - Direct descendant - 2 November 2017
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02 November 2017MelanieCamberleyDirect descendant

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