William James MATTHEWS

Regimental number40227
OccupationMechanic
Next of kinCousin, Mrs A Fenton, Normanby Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 May 1918
Place of burialMailly Wood Cemetery (Plot I, Row N, Grave No 18), Mailley-Maillet, Somme, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 33

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