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Francis MATTHEWS

Regimental number49
Place of birthBourke New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Address4 Hudson Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMrs Matthew, 85 Tennyson Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name7th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Postal Corps
FateReturned to Australia 23 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death15 November 1950

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