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BORRADALE, Matthew William

Service Number:	112
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Creswick State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 18 May 1917
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick School Pictorial Roll of Honour, Creswick War Memorial, Warracknabeal War Memorial

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 112, Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 112, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 112, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
8 May 1917:	Wounded Driver, 112, 8th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (right leg)
18 May 1917:	Involvement Driver, 112, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 112 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-05-18

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