Cenotaph : 18962

Cenotaph ID: 
18962
Rank Last Held: 
Private
Forenames: 
Re Te Tai
Surname: 
Mathews
Alias: 
Ritetai|Retetai|Matthews
Serial Number: 
39717
Date of Birth: 
25 November 1922
Enlistment Address: 
Te Whaiti, Whakatane, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Labourer
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 2
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 127
Religion: 
Roman Catholic
Age at Death: 
20
Date of Death: 
02 November 1942
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Western Desert
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Cemetery Name: 
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Grave Reference: 
I. H. 13.
Memorial Name: 
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Maraea Mathews (mother), Rangitukia, Gisborne, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company

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