Cenotaph : 32540

Cenotaph ID: 
32540
Rank Last Held: 
Rifleman
Forenames: 
Joseph Tahumata
Surname: 
Matthews
Serial Number: 
16/669
Enlistment Address: 
Kapuka, Southland, New Zealand
Embarkation Body: 
2nd Maori Contingent
Embarkation Date: 
1915-09-18 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt
Vessel: 
Waitemata
Nominal Roll Number: 
Vol1
Page on Nominal Roll: 
493
Age at Death: 
24
Date of Death: 
20 January 1919
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
New Zealand
Cause of Death: 
Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service
Cemetery Name: 
Eastern Cemetery, Tay Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Grave Reference: 
Soldiers' Avenue. Blk. 1. Plot 5
Archives NZ Reference: 
R21373886
Memorial Name: 
Family grave memorial, Eastern Cemetery, Tay Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
John Matthews (father), Kapuka, Southland, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 29
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
Pioneer Battalion

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