Rifleman

Francis Nicholas Matthews

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Julia and the late Nicholas Trahair Matthews, of Springston, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/836
Name:
Francis Nicholas Matthews
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Bennett (mother), Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Springston, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
10 September 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Advance Party, 2nd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 September 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 29
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XIII. C. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Francis Nicholas Matthews
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