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Matthew Absalom

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Headstone of Corporal Matthew Absalom (14043). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BECL0042). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Corporal Matthew Absalom (14043). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaan …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Matthew AWMM
  • Surname
    Absalom AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 14043 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
    Mrs Ruth Absalom (mother), Bridge Street, Reefton, 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 14043 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 Grocer/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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Matthew Absalom was the son of Matthew and Ruth Absalom, of Reefton, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVI. B. 14. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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01 November 2020AllanRotoruaResearcher

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