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Mathew Holmes

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 338 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 338 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Mathew AWMM
  • Surname
    Holmes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3/1 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Edinburgh, Scotland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 196 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Elsie Beatrice Holmes (wife), 196 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs Elsie Beatrice Holmes (wife), 196 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Married AWMM
    • Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Samoa AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3/1 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 Surgeon/Civilian AWMM
    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
    18 November 1918 AWMMDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Influenza AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mr and Mrs James Stuart Holmes, of Wellington; husband of Elsie Beatrice Holmes of 56A, Hobson Street, Wellington

    Educated at Waitaki and Otago High Schools and at Edinburgh University, Scotland. Athletics ("Blue"), 1901. M.B.Ch.B., 1902; F.R.C.S. (Edin.) 1905; M.D., 1906.

    Commander No. 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance in France. Appointed A.D.M.S, Wellington after being invalided home AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 November 1918 AWMM
    Age 39 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 273. I. P.2. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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