Private

William Edward Smethurst

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Squire and Lucy Ann Smethurst, of King St., Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
70549
Name:
William Edward Smethurst
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
S. Smethurst (father), 27 King Street, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
King Street, Newmarket, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
11 October 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
02 March 1918
Transport:
HMNZT 101
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Southampton, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. A. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Edward Smethurst
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