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BLACK, Mathew David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Allocated to 11th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Blackboy Hill Camp Ex Royal Australian Garrison Artillery |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Molesworth, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Molesworth State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 10 August 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Fremantle 849 Memorial, Yea War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 11th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Blackboy Hill Camp Ex Royal Australian Garrison Artillery | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Orderly Room Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Orderly Room Sergeant, 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Echelon GHQ Army Records Section Egypt | |
| 15 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Taken on Strength of 3rd Echelon General Headquarters BEF France for duty Army Records Section | |
| 11 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Unit | |
| 18 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Cadet, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Posted to No4 Officer Cadet School Oxford for Instruction | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF / General list To Musketry School for Instruction | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Killed In Action by Sniper fire France |
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