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William Smith

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Portrait of Warrant Officer William Smith 7/1523 in later life. Image kindly provided by David Featherston (July 2017). Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Warrant Officer William Smith 7/1523 in later life. Image kindly provided by David Feath …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 7/1523 AWMM
    • WWII 827074 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 January 1890 Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 330 Montreal Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    A.T. Smith (father), Frankley Street, Vauxhall, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 October 1982 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ashes interned at St. John's Church, Reid, ACT, Australia AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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