SMITH, Charles Watson
(Service number 23/600)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 2 December 1893 | Place of Birth | Charing Cross, , Canterbury, NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Post-office, Albury | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Moulds SMITH (father), Albury, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 1st Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 November 1984 | Age | 90 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Watson Smith was the youngest son of Moulds and Mary (née Hairsine) Smith, who had come out from England in 11877/1878. Charles Watson Smith returned to New Zealand in December 1918. Charlie married Margaret Ann (Topsy) Tait in 1921 at Timaru. His oldest brother, Isaac Hairsine Smith, was listed on the Reserve Roll, and another brother, Henry (Harry) Moulds Smith was called up.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 October 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 April 2019]; Waimairi Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [12 April 2019]; Star, 11 December 1918 (Papers Past) [08 April 2019]
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