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Robert MATTHEWS

Regimental number2121
Place of birthBourke New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCharleville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinFather, Mr Robert Matthews, Bourke, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 April 1917
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Row F, Grave No. 24), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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