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Hoani Smith

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Pte H. Smith, of Nuhaka, Died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 22 August 1918 p041. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19180822-41-39. No known Copyright.

Pte H. Smith, of Nuhaka, Died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 22 Au …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Hoani AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Hoani Smith AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 19394 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 April 1894 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    16 April 1894 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Nuhaka, near Wairoa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Mrs. H. Smith, of Nuhaka Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Nuhaka, HB Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Heni Smith (mother), Nuhaka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Unit: New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion 13th Reinforcements Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military record
  • Service number
    WWI 19394 AWMM
  • Military service
    1916-1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    • 28 Aug 1916 at Narrow Neck Camp, Auckland
      (enlisted at the same time as Hoani METE (aka John Smith # Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military record

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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Hoani Smith was the son of Mrs. H. Smith, of Ruhaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 April 1918 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France AWMM II. K. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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23 September 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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