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Matthew Richard BLACK

Regimental number1878
Place of birthMansfield, Victoria
SchoolMaindample State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNillahcootie via Maindample, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr Joseph Black, Mansfield, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Date of death8 August 1918
Age at death21.5
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Mary Ann BLACK, Maindample, VIctoria. Native of Mansfield, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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