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Ian Denis Smith

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Free Lance Roll of Honour Portraits, from Left to Right. Lieut. A.H. Madden, Pilot Officer, E.T. Cooper; Flying Officer, K. S. Blair; Second Lieutenant G. G. Bailey; Lieutenant I. D. Smith; Temporary Majory B. I. Bassett; Lieutenant G. M. Brandon; Sergeant S. A. Dyer; Sergeant R. J. Grenfell; Able Seaman A. G. Simpson; Able Seaman L. R. Denton; Able Seaman J. G. Scott; Assitant Engine Artificer H. H. Christie; Acting Engine Artificer G. E. Smith. New Zealand Free Lance, August 12, 1942. p. 22. Image kindly provided by Lewis Solomon (January 2021).

Free Lance Roll of Honour Portraits, from Left to Right. Lieut. A.H. Madden, Pilot Officer, E.T. Coo …

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ian Denis AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    12833 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    12833 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of James Smith and of Mary Smith (nee Broughan), of Blenheim AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXVIII. C. 8. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Marlborough War Memorial, Second World War Panel AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2212025
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.440 AWMM
    • Pringle, D., & Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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