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SMALL, Maurice Patrick
(Service number 9/1738)

Aliases	Enlisted as Maurice Small
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank

Birth

Date	30/12/1882	Place of Birth	Feilding

Enlistment Information

Date	20 August 1915	Age	32 years 8 months
Address at Enlistment	Fairlie
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience	South African War - 10th South African Contingent
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs C. SMALL (mother), Fairlie, South Canterbury
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 165 lbs. Chest measurement 39-42 inches. Complexion fresh. Eyes grey. Hair brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both good. Limbs well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Teeth good. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mentl health. No slight defects.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	8th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Otago Mounted Rifles
Date	13 November 1915
Transport	Willochra or Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egyptian; Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Service Medals	1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

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

Discharge

Date	25 June 1916	Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	18 November 1962	Age	81 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 19 November 1962
Memorial or Cemetery	Fairlie Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Row 1, Plot 33
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Maurice Patrick Small was the son of James and Catherine (née Connor) Small, of Fairlie. His brother Daniel lawrence Small was killed in action in 1916 at the Somme and another brother, Francis James Small died of wounds in 1917 in Belgium. Two more brothers, Thomas and William Small, also served in World War One. Maurice Small was a veteran of the Boer War also.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 July 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives ref. AABK 18805 W5515 0005137) [26 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 19 & 20 November 1962 (Timaru District Library) [25 July 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 20 July 1915, 17 August 1915, Dominion, 3 February 1916, Eevening Post, 8 May 1916 (Papers Past) [26 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 19 & 20 November 1962 (timaru District Library) 25 July 2016]

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