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George Wyse Smith

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 673 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 673 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Wyse AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7/560 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Congregational, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 August 1892 Military Personnel File Linwood, Christchurch Military Personnel File
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Amberley, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Martha Smith (mother), Redcliffs, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/560 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 Canterbury, New Zealand 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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  • Died Between 06 August 1915 and 07 August 1915. Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

    'Killed just prior to Chunuk Bair on a reconnaissance mission and was shot in the stomach by machine gun fire. Managed to get back but died shortly afterwards. My father heard all this in the back of the car when Major (Later Colonel ) Herbert Hurst drove his father around Christchurch and they would talk about it - all three were on Gallipoli.' Family source.

    Son of Mrs. Martha Smith, of Redcliffs, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    Aug 1917 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM II. B. 5. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R7818785
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 673 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 November 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher
27 April 2021RobertNew ZealandOther relative
18 February 2018LynetteAuckland New ZealandDirect descendant

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