Francis MATTHEWS

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Service Number:	71
Enlisted:	26 August 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Braidwood, New South Wales, 1889
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Kookynie State School
Occupation:	School teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Cottesloe State School WW1 Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 71, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, Western Australia
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 71, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 71, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
3 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 71, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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