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MATTHEWS, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5142 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Epsom, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Epsom, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Epsom State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Pottery setter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Epsom School No 2367 Honor Roll, Huntly St John's Church Epsom Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5142, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5142, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5142, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5142, 7th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm |
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