Cenotaph : 36373

Cenotaph ID: 
36373
Rank Last Held: 
Gunner
Forenames: 
William Nelson
Surname: 
Matthews
Serial Number: 
17601
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Law clerk
Embarkation Body: 
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Date: 
1917-01-02 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
London, England
Vessel: 
Opawa
Nominal Roll Number: 
49
Page on Nominal Roll: 
17
Age at Death: 
44
Date of Death: 
01 January 1938
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
New Zealand
Cemetery Name: 
Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand
Archives NZ Reference: 
R21373926
First Rank: 
Sergeant
Next of Kin: 
C. Matthews (father), Rapaura, Marlborough, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 73
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Field Artillery

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