Neil Alfred Haworth Smart
Born 2 Jul 1890 - Died 15 Nov 1918
- Service number
- WWI 88009 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Private AWMM New Zealand Training Unit AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Neil Alfred Haworth AWMM
- Surname
- Smart AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 88009 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 2 Jul 1890 Provisional List 1918
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- Place of birth
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Maurice Avenue, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Agnes Stewart Smart (wife), 29 Maurice Avenue, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 88009 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- Sanitary inspector/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- Private AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of broncho pneumonia following influenza AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Private AWMM
New Zealand Training Unit AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Private Neil Smart was the son of Alfred and Sarah Smart, of Clyde St., Epsom, Auckland; husband of Agnes Stewart Smart, of 35, Maurice Avenue, Remuera, Auckland.
Prior to enlistment he was employed as a Sanitary Inspector by Auckland City Council.
Next of Kin: Mrs H. S. Smart, Maurice Ave, Remuera (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - Neil married Agnes Stewart Smart, (nee Ross) in 1913 and they lived at 29 Maurice (now Mauranui) Avenue, Remuera, Auckland. Prior to his enlistment, he was working as a Sanitary Inspector with the Auckland City Council.Public - Sue - Researcher - 13 November 2021 - Remuera Heritage
https://remueraheritage.org.nz/story/ww1-neil-alfred-haworth-smart-88009/
- Private Neil Smart was the son of Alfred and Sarah Smart, of Clyde St., Epsom, Auckland; husband of Agnes Stewart Smart, of 35, Maurice Avenue, Remuera, Auckland.
About death
- Death
- 15 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age 28 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of Disease AWMM
- Death notes
- He was balloted for military service and enlisted on 12 February 1918 as a Private was sent for military training at Featherston Camp which was New Zealand’s largest army training camp during the First World War, where around 60,000 men were trained for military service between 1916 and 1918.
New Zealand was badly affected by the 1918 influenza epidemic and Featherston Camp suffered over 160 deaths, almost all in November 1918. Whilst at Camp, Neil became sick and died of broncho-pneumonia following influenza on 15 November 1918, aged 28.Public - Sue - Researcher - 13 November 2021 - Remuera Heritage
https://remueraheritage.org.nz/story/ww1-neil-alfred-haworth-smart-88009/ - Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery, Western Lake Road, Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM Grave 621 AWMM
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Featherston Cemetery Memorial, Featherston, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- St Luke’s Church, 130 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland Roll of HonourPublic - Sue - Researcher - 13 November 2021 - Remuera Heritage
https://remueraheritage.org.nz/story/ww1-neil-alfred-haworth-smart-88009/
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7818180
Further Reference - Featherston Camp. Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 122, 19 November 1918, Page 5
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19181119.2.22.1&srpos
Further Reference - New Zealand History online. Featherston War Memorial
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/featherston-cemetery-war-memorial
Further Reference - World War I Roll of Honour for the Ōrākei Local Board area. Auckland Council. Retrieved October 2017.
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/local-boards/all-local-boards/orakei-local-board/Documents/world-war-roll-honour.pdf
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643552/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643552
Further Reference - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
- References
- Included in the World War I Digital Roll of Honour for the Ōrākei Local Board area. The Ōrākei Local Board commissioned a World War I roll of honour for its area to commemorate the war’s centenary. The board welcomes additional information from the public on this project.
- The Evening Post
- Information kindly provided by family
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
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