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William John Smith

1875-1935

Unit

Main Body

Section

Section No.4

Rank

Sapper

Serial

4/1546

About

Born in New Zealand

5 August 1875
Parent

Mother

J. Smith
Residence

Hometown

Kaitangata
Work

Occupation

Coal-miner

Employer

Kaitangata Coal & Oil Company
Personal Life

Marital Status

Widower

Army Experience

  • Kaitangata Rifles

    New Zealand

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 59

    21 February 1935

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5553 48/0107267, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Roll of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1915. New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company, Government Printer, Wellington, 1916, p. 6.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “William John Smith (1875-1935)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/791

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