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Matthew KING

Regimental number5613
Place of birthGympie Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressRaglan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinBrother, Peter King, Gympie, Queensland
Enlistment date5 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialCross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
108
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ann KING. Native of Gympie, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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