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BLACK, Matthew Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1878 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1916, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maindample State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot V, Row A, Grave 17 - Rev. Boycott officiated, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mansfield War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1878, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Gunshot wound to the knee |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Black of Maindample, Victoria
18 May 1918 - Congratulated by Corps Headquarters on his bravery and devotion to duty in dressing and carrying wounded to Regimental Aid Post during the counter attack on Villers-Bretonneux on the nights of 24/25 April 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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