Private

Matthew Robert Skirving

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. J. Skirving, of 215, High St., Dunedin, New Zealand. Born at Otago, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
65191
Name:
Matthew Robert Skirving
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Skirving (mother), 215 High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engine driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion, 16 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 October 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
31 December 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 99
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Glasgow, Scotland

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Matthew Robert Skirving
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