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Henry Charles Matthews

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 29 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 29 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Matthews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 22827 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
    Unknown AWMM Unknown address AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Matthews (wife), Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 May 1916 AWMM Unknown Marital Status AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 22827 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 Tailor/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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 February 1920 Public Source
  • Date of death
    25 February 1920 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 12 September 2015 - Archives New Zealand; Military personnel file; http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21373872&digital=yes
  • Age at death
    39 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 12 September 2015 - Archives New Zealand; Military personnel file; http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21373872&digital=yes
  • Place of death
    Port Nelson, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 12 September 2015 - National Library of New Zealand; Paperspast portal; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19200226.2.19&srpos=12&e=-------100--1----0charles+henry+matthews--
  • Cause of death
    "From shell-shock received at Messines" Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 12 September 2015 - Archives New Zealand; Military personnel file; http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21373872&digital=yes
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    "Henry Charles Matthews died at Port Nelson from shell-shock received at Messines. He went to the war with the 13th Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, it is believed, from Christchurch. He had been here over some weeks, and was a married man with three children." Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 12 September 2015 - National Library of New Zealand; Paperspast portal; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19200226.2.19&srpos=12&e=-------100--1----0charles+henry+matthews--
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      33: 29 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. 4: Includes portrait AWMM

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12 September 2015SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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