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Major John Smith

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Major John AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    202266 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
    Unknown AWMM 137 Stanmore Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.H. Smith (mother), 137 Stanmore Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Tunisia AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    202266 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of sickness AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Major Smith was the son of William Henry Smith and of Ethel Helena Smith (nee Barritt), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 April 1943 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM I. D. 27. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2229965
    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
      WW2 9: WW2 369 AWMM
    • Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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12 June 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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