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Walter Earl MATTHEWS

Regimental number1301
Place of birthPokolbin New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWest Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, George Thomas Matthews, Pokolbin via Cessnock, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death23 October 1975

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