ROACH, Matthew
| Service Number: | 4287 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockton, New South Wales, Australia, 10 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Puchevillers, France, 11 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 60 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stockton Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4287, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4287, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4287, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4287, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to lower extremities DoW 3rd Clearing Casualty station, Puchevillers |
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From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
105 years ago today, on the 11th August 1916, Private Matthew W Roach, 13th Battalion (Reg No-4287), labourer from Hunter Street, Stockton, New South Wales, Died of Wounds received at the Battle of Pozieres, age 26.
Born at Stockton, New South Wales on the 10th December 1889 to James (died 1900 of Strand? Street, Stockton, N.S.W., and Mary Roach (re-married as SUNDQUIST, died 1919, Matthew enlisted August 1915 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 9.8.1916 (GSW lower extremities), Matthew is resting at Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Plot I Row F Grave 60.
Mr. Roach’s name has been inscribed on the Stockton Soldiers' Memorial (photos, unveiled on the 25th April 1922, 272 names inscribed, 65 Fallen -
There is no memorial inscription on the headstone to Matthew’s mother Mary to tell us of the supreme sacrifice of her son during The Great War, so I will place a memorial cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite (unable because of lockdown), take a photo of the memorialised grave and upload the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service. ANGLICAN 1-19. 94.
I will post photos when complete.
Lest We Forget.
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