SMITH, Cecil Eric
(Service number 73003)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19 March 1894 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hereford Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Printer's machinist | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. Hinkley (sister), Test Street, Oamaru | ||
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 | 37th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 May 1918 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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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 | *1967 | Age | 73 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Oamaru Old Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Cecil Eric Smith was the third son of David Gordon and Elizabeth (née Velvin) Smith. Cecil married Kate Elizabeth Jane Walker on 10 February 1920 at Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 May 2017]; NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 May 2017]
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