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Henry Clive MATTHEWS

Regimental number1181
Place of birthGrafton, New South Wales
SchoolGrafton Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMayfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Edward Herbert Matthews, William Street, Mayfield, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death23.3
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialMud Corner British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 2), Warneton, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: E. and Lena MATTHEWS, 22 Bayswater Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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