SMYTH, Ernest Osborne
(Service number 10/798)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 29/05/1890 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hawera, NZ | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William Smyth, Grocer, Oamaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 7, 10 Limerick or Arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 August 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | at sea ex Gallipoli (Egypt to Gallipoli) | ||
| Cause | Died of Wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Temuka War Memorial; 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
Name on Temuka Methodist Church Roll of Honour. Son of William and Jane Smyth
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Timaru Memorial Wall (August 2013)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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