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Francis MATTHEWS

Regimental number71
Place of birthBraidwood, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressClancy Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinW Matthews, Clancy Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name11th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 31 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Artillery Road Plot No. 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ellen MATTHEWS, 'Clancy', West Lane Street, Boulder, Western Australia. Native of Braidwood, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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