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Leo Sam Matthews

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Photograph of the Maitland Boer War Memorial, Maitland, Western Cape, South Africa. Features New Zealanders who died in the war. Imgae courtesy of a member of the public.

Photograph of the Maitland Boer War Memorial, Maitland, Western Cape, South Africa. Features New Zea …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leo Sam AWMM
  • Surname
    Matthews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    South African 1280 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1879 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    South African Lower Hutt AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 1280 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa 14 March 1900 Military Personnel File Trainer/Civilian Military Personnel File
  • 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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Enteric fever (typhoid) and pneumonia. In military hospital at Cape Town. AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named Christopher Matthews. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa AWMM Boer War Memorial AWMM
    • Maitland Cmatery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Boer War Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, Three Kings, Auckland AWMM

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Sources

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