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Laurence Joseph Matthews

  • Service number
    WWII 436189 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Joe Public - Stoney - Researcher - 7 August 2021 - Death notice, NZ Herald 7 August 2021
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Laurence Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Matthews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Joe Public - Stoney - Researcher - 7 August 2021 - Death notice, NZ Herald 7 August 2021
  • Service number
    WWII 436189 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM Rangatira Rd., Birkdale, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. H.L. Matthews, Rangatira Rd., Birkdale, Auckland (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 436189 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    27 Machine Gun Battalion Public - Stoney - Researcher - 7 August 2021 - Death notice, NZ Herald 7 August 2021

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.89 Fruit farmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.89
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.89
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    4 August 2021 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 7 August 2021 - Death notice, NZ Herald 7 August 2021
  • Age at death
    99 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 7 August 2021 - Death notice, NZ Herald 7 August 2021
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.89 AWMM

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07 August 2021StoneyTuakauResearcher

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