Sergeant

Mathew Holmes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Emily Ann Holmes. Born in New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23176
Name:
Mathew Holmes
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Emily Ann Holmes (mother), 605 Queen Street, Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 August 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. A. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Mathew Holmes
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