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Matthew CRAIGS

Regimental number4281
Place of birthEngland
OccupationLabourer
AddressRockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Matthew Craigs, Lower Horton, Bebside, England
Previous military serviceEnlisted 11 October 1916 - 31st Battalion 11th Reinforcements; taken on strength 31st Battalion 14 November 1917.
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 March 1918
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Age at death28
Place of burialCabin Hill Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 6), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
118
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs Ellen CRAIGS, 5 Beacon Farm, Camlington, Northumberland, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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