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MATTHEWS, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2232 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bellarine, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Drysdale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sailly le Sec, France, 11 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 8. Originally buried at Vaux sur Somme and re-interred later., Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drysdale Methodist Church Honor Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2232, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2232, 46th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 11 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 46th Infantry Battalion, Sailly le Sec, France |
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