Matthew SINGLETON

Regimental number11738
Place of birthChristchurch
OccupationStoreman
Next of kinSister, Mrs M Hobbs, Epsom Road, Riccarton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 April 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 90), France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Matthew and Martha Singleton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 8

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