The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Quartermaster-Sergeant Alfred Smith
Quartermaster-Sergeant Alfred Smith , who is a staff officer of the Third Battalion, Otago Rifles, joined the I Battery of Artillery in Oamaru on the 2nd of March, 1892. Subsequently he became Colour-Sergeant in the Queen's Rifles, from which he was drafted to the staff office he now holds. Mr. Smith is referred to in another article as a member of the firm of Smith and Jamieson, builders and contractors, Oamaru.