Matthew Henry OMAND

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Service Number:	2662
Enlisted:	11 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Anglican area, Section DD, Grave 1274. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:

11 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2662, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2662, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2662, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
14 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2662, 13th Infantry Battalion, Bomb wound to the right hand, later amputated. Embarked for England on 6 September 1916 aboard HS Resthaven
29 Sep 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2662, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation

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Son of Henry Omand and Jeannie Omand of Balmain, NSW.

Husband of Rebecca E. Omand nee Tate of Bellevue Street, Arncliffe, NSW. Matthew and Rebecca married during 1914c in Redfern, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 20 August 1917

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal