Cenotaph : 27253

Cenotaph ID: 
27253
Rank Last Held: 
Private
Forenames: 
Gaven Albert Robert Nilson
Surname: 
Smeath
Serial Number: 
30594
Enlistment Address: 
Care of Victoria Hotel, Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Driver
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Embarkation Date: 
1940-05-02 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Egypt
Vessel: 
Empress of Britain
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 2
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 170
Age at Death: 
23
Date of Death: 
20 May 1941
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Crete
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Memorial Name: 
Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece|Kawakawa Memorial Library, now Kawakawa Museum|Kawakawa Memorial Library, now Kawakawa Museum, Memorial Plaque WW2|Kawakawa District War Memorial, Kawakawa and Districts War Memorial Domain
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L A Smeath (mother), Maromaku, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
22 Infantry Battalion

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