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James Francis McMATH

Regimental number7776
Place of birthShepton Mallet, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriller
AddressWest Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 10.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Pattie Violet Mays McMath, Watson Street, West Guildford, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 March 1917
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 1 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1918
Discharge date14 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 23 September 1918; disembarked Fremantle, 17 November 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 14 January 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McMATH James Francis

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