Gunner

William Henry Mathias

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Annie Mathias, of 674, Aberdeen Rd., Gisborne, New Zealand, and the late H. W. Mathias. Born at Gellygaer, Glam., Wales.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2486
Name:
William Henry Mathias
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
D.M. Williams (friend), Tauwhareparae Station, Puketawa, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 9 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 October 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. B. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Henry Mathias
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