Private

Herbert Matthew Shields

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Matthew and Charlotte Marion Shields, of 9, Dublin St., Invercargill. Native of Woodlands, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10059
Name:
Herbert Matthew Shields
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.L. Green (sister), Lindisfarne, East Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 October 1916
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Herbert Matthew Shields
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