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MATTHEWS, Leonard Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2716 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 10 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Book-keeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2716, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2716, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2716, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2716, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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