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MATTHEWS, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 48 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devon, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 24 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 48, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 48, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 48, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 2 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 2 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion |
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