Arthur Edward Smith (1913 - 1941)

Born Apr 1913 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Husband of Malna Riro (Olney) Smith — married 6 Apr 1940 in Wanganui, Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Died 27 May 1941 at age 28 in Crete, Greece

Biography

Arthur was born in April 1913 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. He was the son of William Smith and Elizabeth Ann (Scrivans) Smith.^[1]

When Arthur was 27 he married Malna Riro Olney on 6 April 1940 in Wanganui, Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.^[2]

Military Service: 1941.^[3]

Arthur died at the age of 28 on 27 May 1941 in , , Crete. Note: #DI67^[4]

Arthur was buried after 27 May 1941 in , , Greece.^[1][3]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burial: Abbreviation: UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Title: UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Author: Reference: 1,2706::0 Paranthetical: Y.
2. ↑ Marriage: (accessed before 8 October 2023)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Burial: Abbreviation: Source Title: Source Publication: Private Arthur Edward Smith ; Rank Last Held; Private; Forename(s); Arthur Edward; Surname; Smith; War; World War II, 1939-1945; Last Unit Served; 21 Infantry Battalion, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force; Place of Death; Crete; Date of Death; 27 May 1 Paranthetical: Y. (accessed before 8 October 2023)
4. ↑ Will: Abbreviation: Source Title: Source Publication: In Memory of ; Private ARTHUR EDWARD SMITH; ; 21398, New Zealand Infantry; who died age 28; on 27 May 1941; Son of William Smith and of Elizabeth Ann Smith (nee Scrivans); husband of Malna R. Smith, of Auckland City, New Zealand.; Remembered with honour Paranthetical: Y. (accessed before 8 October 2023)

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