SMITH, Albert Henry
(Service number 19063)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 09/02/1905 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Miner | ||
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| Next of Kin | E Smith (brother) Geraldine, Sth Canty | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion, H Company | ||
| Date | 29 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 59 60, Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 3rd | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 June 1917 | Age | 50 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Mesen, West Vlaanderen | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of late Edward and Mary Smith. in NZ At the Front (Magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the NZ Division 1917 issue, page 141
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