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Frederick Collett Matthews

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 31), Page: 4 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 31), Page: 4 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frederick Collett AWMM
  • Surname
    Matthews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Frederick Colett Matthews AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10731 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1895 Public - William (Bill) - 10 November 2018 - Military Personnel Records, Family Papers
  • Place of birth
    Timaru Public - William (Bill) - 10 November 2018 - Military Personnel Records, Family Papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    339 The Terrace, Wellington Public - William (Bill) - 10 November 2018 - Military Personnel Records, Family Papers
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    F.O. Matthews (father), Ngutuwera, Waverley, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10731 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Civil servant/Civilian AWMM
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Frank Octavious and Elizabeth Matthews of "Caerleon", Smith Street, Waverley AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 July 1918 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Marfaux (New Zealand) Memorial, Marfaux British Cemetery, Marne, France AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      31: 4 AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • HMNZT 52.The bugle call of the 12th NZ Reinforcements : being the souvenir number of The Mokoia chronicle.(1916). On board ship: Published on board H.M.N.Z. Transport no. 52 "S.S. Mokoia". AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 November 2018William (Bill)Maxwell, Wanganui, New ZealandOther

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