Rifleman

William James Matthews

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
40227
Name:
William James Matthews
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Fenton (cousin), Normanby Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Mechanic
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 May 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 78
Vessel:
Navua
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. N. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William James Matthews
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