Horace David MATUSCHKA

Regimental number52449
Date of birth3 January 1890
Place of birthAuckland
OccupationTeamster
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Lewis Matuschka, Papatoetoe
Enlistment date28 January 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 25 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 3, Grave No 13), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louis and Elizabeth Matuschka, Papatoetoe, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 24

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