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MATTHEWS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5879 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bullyard Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial, Gin Gin Albionville Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5879, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5879, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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