Hello , sorry for sending you a PM but i am new to this Forum and didnt know the set up.
Between you and Moira Ive had fantastic feedback regarding Harry Smith, I think i may have to trace some of his Siblings to get any information on his life as after he left his wife and kids they didnt speak much about him.Great work Dave many Thanks. Jim
Jim,
Have you tried to find his death record in New Zealand? The timing of that would be very telling. It may have been very soon after he arrived there or possibly many years later.
Tracing the descendants of his siblings is possible, but very difficult, and if successful, is likely to produce little or no info about him.
Dave
If he was an engineer / mechanic living in Woolwich and you think he might have been in the forces, maybe he could have been involved with the Royal Arsenal.