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Walter Ernest Matthews

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Matthews Walter Ernest

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Matthews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 439459 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    13 April 1925 Public - John - Researcher - 1 October 2021 - BDM 1997/38270
  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    15 May 1997 Public - John - Researcher - 1 October 2021 - Grave plaque & Cemetery records
  • Age at death
    72 Public - John - Researcher - 1 October 2021 - Grave plaque & Cemetery records
  • Place of death
    Kaitaia Public - John - Researcher - 1 October 2021 - Grave plaque & Cemetery records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Kaitaia Services Cemetery Public - John - Researcher - 1 October 2021 - Grave plaque & Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    RSA Ash Berms Plot 7 Public - John - Researcher - 1 October 2021 - Grave plaque & Cemetery records
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    This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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01 October 2021JohnPerth WAResearcher

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