SMITH, Albert
(Service number 34940)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 27/02/1888 | Place of Birth | St Neot, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Globe Hotel, Oamaru | ||
| Occupation | Gardener | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Agnes SMITH (wife), care of Mrs BLACK, Glen-iti, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 30 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 April 1975 | Age | 87 years |
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| Place of Death | Rannerdale House, Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Albert Smith married in 1913 Agnes Black, a sister of Archibald and William Black. albert and Agnes are buried with Agnes' parents in the Timaru Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 January 2017]; Timaru Cemetery burial records (Timaru District Council) [01 January 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [01 January 2017]; Timaru Herald, 16 & 17 April 1975 (timaru District Library) [04 January 2017]
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