Corporal

Governor Matthews

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hoani and Makaretta Rutha Matthews, of Karitane, Otago, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7233
Name:
Governor Matthews
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
01 March 1905
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Matthews (mother), Karitane, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
77 Carson Street, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
23 November 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
16. F. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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