Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Samuel Leonard Mathews Died 27 November 1941 PDF Key details Service number20760 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel M_026. Image taken June 2020. © Auckland Museum CC BY AWMM Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesSamuel Leonard AWMM SurnameMathews AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number20760 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 12 Bungalow Avenue, Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr J. Mathews (father), 12 Bungalow Avenue, Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number20760 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Gunner/Military AWMM 28 Field Battery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Samuel Mathews was the son of James Mathews and of Jane Mathews (nee Cann), of Atautau, Southland, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death27 November 1941 AWMM Age 28 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAlamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Samuel Leonard Mathews by laying a poppy. Samuel Mathews Samuel Cauldwell Mathews Samuel Leonard Mathews Sidney James Mathews Sydney Reginald Mathews Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Samuel Leonard Mathews Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2184224 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 2: WW2 127 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record