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MATSON, Henry John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 51657, 51567 |
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Enlisted: | 3 July 1917, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria Broadmeadows Camp on 25th April 1918 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Carlton State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Grocer |
Died: | Natural Causes , 1 March 1961, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian E Grave 4786 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51657, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria Broadmeadows Camp on 25th April 1918 | |
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16 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Depot Battalion | |
5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 51657, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 51657, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
12 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 39th Battalion from 9th Training Battalion UK | |
9 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the Field France | |
25 Sep 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51567, 39th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Port Denison | |
6 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51657, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
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Father on Active service 5655 MJ Matson 21st Infantry Battalion France 1917