Sergeant

Wilfred Hubert Smeaton

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Smith and Lucy Smeaton; husband of Heather Hinemoa Smeaton (née Wynyard), of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • WW2 RoH
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Before departing to England

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Donna Wiltshire
Relationship to casualty: Dad's Cousin

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
405331
Name:
Wilfred Hubert Smeaton
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
09 November 1913
Place of Birth:
Kumara, West Coast, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H H Smeaton (wife), c/o Mrs L E Smeaton, 20 Queen Street, Feilding
Date of Enlistment:
22 December 1940
Place of Enlistment: 
Levin, New Zealand
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Single
Marital Status on Death: 
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Film Booker
Employer:
Paramount Films, Auckland
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (NZ) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
23 May 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Grave 4179.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Wilfred Hubert Smeaton
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