SCHMITH, Charles Henry
(Service number 63268)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 12/11/1881 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | F. R. SCHMITH (brother), Waimate Cold Storage, Waimate | ||
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 | 32nd Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 October 1972 | Age | 90 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Lawn Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Henry Schmith was the son of Frank and Louisa Bella (née Smith) Schmith. His father died in 1887 and is buried at Waimate. Charles was drawn in the 17th ballot in 1917. He returned to New Zealand on the Chupra's draft in July 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 May 2019]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 9 May 1917, Otago Daily Times, 4 July 1919 (Papers Past) [29 April 2018; 15 May 2019]; Waikumete Cemetery record [14 May 2019]
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