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Horace William MATTHEWS

Regimental number5537
Place of birthMalvern Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressAuburn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Thomas Matthews, 14 Caroline Street, Auburn, Victoria
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Postal Corps
FateDeceased 16 February 1919
Place of burialCharleroi Communal Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 2), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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