Leonard Thomas MATTHEWS

Regimental number60158
OccupationRailway fireman
Next of kinFather, T Matthews, Market Street, Picton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 1), Ligny-Thilloy, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Matthews, Market Street, Picton, Marlborough, and the late Margaret Matthews
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 5