Cecil George MATTHEWS

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Service Number:	3098
Enlisted:	26 October 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stanmore, New South Wales, 18 September 1888
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Engine Driver (W.A. Railways)
Died:	Died of Wounds (GSW to right knee), Rouen, France, 8 July 1918, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave Number 4512, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Northam Fallen, Northam Memorial Hospital

26 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
29 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle

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