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Frank Smith

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 672 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 672 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Frank Smith AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2767 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 April 1888 Military Personnel File Napier, Hawkes Bay Military Personnel File
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Care of Mr Darwin, Taihape, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 J.W. Smith (father), Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2767 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Grocer/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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Frank Smith was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Frank Smith's brothers were Herman Merrivale Smith (also killed in action at the Somme) and Eric Edward Smith, service number 10/515, who survived the war. Public - Amanda Jane - Other relative - 5 April 2016 - Family information
    • Herman's service number was 26/1708 Public - Amanda Jane - Other relative - 5 April 2016 - Family information
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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  • I will be paying tribute and remembering my Grand-uncle Frank, along with his brothers, this Anzac Day.
    Public - Amanda Jane - Other relative - 5 April 2016
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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 September 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
25 April 2021Amanda JaneAuckland, New ZealandDirect descendant

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