SMITH, Ernest
(Service number )
| First Rank | Last Rank | Trooper |
|---|
Birth
| Date | 03/03/1905 | Place of Birth | Opawa, Chch |
|---|
Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk /Railway worker | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Son of late Albert George Smith and Mary Ann Smith, 550 Worcester St, Linwood Chch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | New Zealand Armed Forces (?) | Served in |
|---|
Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | |||
| Transport | |||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | NZ Training Unit, 7th Reinforcements | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
| Date of Capture | |
|---|---|
| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
| PoW Camps | |
| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 8 July 1915 | Age | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Death | Wellington Hospital, Wellington | ||
| Cause | Died of illness while training | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Died of illness from Trentham Camp. Brother Charles Smith brought a complaint concerning the death of his brother to the attention of the Commission of Enquiry at the Trentham Camp July & August 1915
Sources
Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15703, 10 July 1915, Page 2 Archives NZ hold 2 Military personnel files for men named Ernest Smith N/N Also refer to Hawere & Normanby Star, Volune LXIX 31 July 1915 Page 5
External Links
Related Documents
Researched and Written by
Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
Currently Assigned to
Not assigned.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.
Tell us more
Do you have information that could be added to this story? Or related images that you are happy to share? Submit them here!