SMITH, Donald
(Service number 63054)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 27 March 1876 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Glenavy | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. SMITH (brother), Park Road, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 June 1958 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru; of Orari | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Donald Smith was born on 27 March 1877 at Waimate, the second son and sixth child of Andrew and Ann (Annie, née Crawford) Smith. His mother and youngest brother died in 1883 at Waimate. His father, who farmed for many years at Hook, died in 1912, survived by his sons, William, Alex and Donald, and his six daughters.
Donald Smith appealed his call up in July 1917 but his appeal was dismissed as he did not appear before the Military Appeal Board. He was to proceed to camp with the next draft. was a shepherd at Glenavy when he enlisted. He named his brother, Alexander, as next-of-kin and embarked on the Maunganui on 21 November 1917. His brother received word that he was admitted to hospital in England on 22 May 1918, with a septic arm. Private D. Smith arrived home in January 1919 by Return Draft 204. In 1930 he married Annie Myrtle Adamson. Donald died in 1958, his grave at the Geraldine Cemetery marked by a services plaque. Annie died in 1986 and is also buried at Geraldine.
His nephew, Colin Andrew Campbell, was killed in action in 1918 at Palestine, and another nephew, Alexander Keith Campbell, also served in World War I. Alexander Rattray, brother-in-law of Donald Smith, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 October 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [02 October 2020]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 25 November 1912, 1 August 1917, 5 June 1918, 7 January 1919, NZ Times, 6 January 1919 (Papers Past) [02 & 04 October 2020]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 October 2020]
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