Company Sergeant Major

James Readshaw Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Readshaw Smith and Jamina Catherine Smith; husband of Mabel Sarah Smith, of 21, Royal Terrace, Kingsland, Auckland. Born at Lyttelton, Christchurch. Served on the Western Front, 1917-18.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
38762
Name:
James Readshaw Smith
Rank: 
Company Sergeant Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.S. Smith (wife), 25 Ireland Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Railway guard
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of heart failure
Date of Death:
10 July 1919
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 77
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Area 1, Block C, Grave 86.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
James Readshaw Smith
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