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Matthew Barnes HAW

Regimental number3119
Place of birthLardner, Gippsland, Victoria
SchoolLardner School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressTungamah, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Henry Haw, Tungamah, Victoria
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWorked on a farm before the start of the war. Buried in Albert, Somme, France.
FateDied of wounds 23 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 9), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Ellen HAW, Wilby, Tungamah, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1828 Corporal George William HAW, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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