Matthew William SPOWART

Regimental number23630
OccupationFireman
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Spowart, Nightcaps, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery Plot XVI, Row A, Grave No 49), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew and Isabella Spowart, Nightcaps, Southland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 15