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MATTHEW, Robert Bryden
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3406 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 13 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 4 September 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3406, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3406 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE R. MATTHEW.
Mrs. R. A. Matthew, of 61, Ifould-street, Adelaide, has been notified that her son, Private Robert Matthew, was killed in France on September 4. He was 21 years of age. A brother, Private E. Matthew, is at the front." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 21 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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