William Henry MATHIAS

Regimental number2/2486
Place of birthGellygaer, Glamorganshire, Wales
AddressTokomaru Bay
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFriend, D M Williams, Tauwhareparae Station, Puketawa, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unit9th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 7 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 12), Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Annie Mathias, 674 Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, and the late H.W. Mathias
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth