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William John Matthews

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Lone Pine Cemetery & Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Lone Pine Cemetery & Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli, Turkey.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Matthews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 4/192A AWMM
    • WWI 4/1922 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • 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 4/192A AWMM
    • WWI 4/1922 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
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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 wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Charles William and Annie Matthews; husband of M. L. Matthews, of 8, Monarch Rd., Northampton.

    Listed at Archives New Zealand as 4/192A AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 July 1915 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM

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16 September 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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