SMITH, William George
(Service number 7/1292)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 14 June 1881 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Nicol Bros, Ashburton | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | S. T. SMITH (father), geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 January 1974 | Age | 92 years |
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| Place of Death | Geraldine | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William George Smith was born on 14 June 1881 at Geraldine, the second son of Stephen Thomas and Fanny (née Newport) Smith. W. G. Smith, Q.M.S., 7/1292, of Geraldine, returned to New Zealand from Egypt, in a draft of 1095, per the “Ulimaroa”, which was due at Auckland on 6 August 1919. He married Lillian Susan Squire in 1927 at Geraldine. While William lived to 92 years of age, Lillian died in 1939. His youngest brother, Samuel Richard Smith, was killed in action in 1916 in France.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 October 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [31 October 2020]; Geraldine Cemetery burial record (Timaru District Council) [29 November 2020]; NZ Times, 31 July 1919 (Papers Past) [29 October 2020]
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