Gnr. Harold Desmond Gold-Smith

Gunner in NZFA (Res), file number 79900. Son of Eric Charles and Marian Gold-Smith; husband of Ivy Emmeline Gold-Smith, of 8, Domain Drive, Parnell, Auckland. He was born in Tauranga, on July 17, 1888. An employee of the NZ Insurance Company, he was living in Epsom, Auckland on his enlistment in May 1918. He played a single first-class match for Hawke’s Bay against Wellington in March 1906. NZ Field Artillery: Leaving New Zealand in October 1918, he arrived in the U.K too late to serve in combat, but died from Pneumonia following Influenza during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Edinburgh on February 12th.,1919. He is buried in Edinburgh (Comely Bank) Cemetery.

Sources

1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
2. Military personnel file" http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16786956
3. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohG.html / Ref 9.4.2021
4. New Zealand War Graves Project: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/harold-desmond-gold-smith