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William Brock Matthews

1892-1953

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37689

About

Born in England

17 June 1892
Parents

Mother

Mary Ann Matthews

Father

James Matthews

Settled in New Zealand

1913
Residence

Hometown

Kaikoura
Work

Occupation

Blacksmith

Employer

Own
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 61

2 October 1953

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5549 9/0079354, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “William Brock Matthews (1892-1953)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/524

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