Matthew Robert SKIRVING

Regimental number65191
Place of birthOtago
OccupationEngine driver
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Skirving, 215 High Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit16th (Waikato) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialAnneux British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 23), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 6