Matthew Dunlop (Matty) BICKET

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Other Name:	Beeket, Matthew Dunlop - Embarkation Record
Service Number:	3245
Enlisted:	2 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tungamah, Victoria, Australia, 5 May 1892
Home Town:	Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer / Barman
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France , 19 July 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St James WWI Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

2 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3245, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3245, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3245, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 8th Infantry Battalion
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3245, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T.
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3245, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3245, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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