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Robert Edward MATTHEWS

Regimental number6138
Place of birthHobart Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJockey
Address2 Evelyn Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFriend, Mrs S Jones, 2 Evelyn Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death24 May 1965

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