William John Smith

Forenames

William John AWMM

Surname

Smith AWMM

Service number

WWI 6/878 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

31 May 1881 Public Source

Date of birth

31 May 1881

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Place of birth

South Malvern Canterbury

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Address before enlistment

• WW1 Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
• Glentunnel Canterbury
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Post war occupation

Prospector and coal miner

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Next of kin

• WW1 Edmond Smith, Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
• WW1 Mrs G. Beckitt (mother), Weedon's, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
• Single pre Jul 1918
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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Ismailia , and Gallipoli

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Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 6/878 AWMM

Military service

Wounded off Cape Helles, returned to New Zealand , re enlisted 1/5/18 marched in Brocton England Oct

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Enlistment

• WW1
• WW1 Coal miner/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM
• WW1 27 Jul 1918-04 Oct 1918 AWMM
  HMNZT 108 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Private AWMM 41st Reinforcements F Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

SuppNom: Ex Main Body. AWMM

Related objects

External links

Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7819548
Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 678
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  87: 11
• HMNZT 108 - The digger : being the un-official record of the e...-official record of the early days of the 41st Rft. Harding, W.G. (William Guy), artist. -- Capetown : Printed by the Cape Times : [1918].