Participant Info

Given Name

William Ernest

Family Name

Matthews

Service Number

5124

Place of Birth

Forge Creek VIC

Occupation

Police Constable

Place of Enlistment

Brisbane QLD

Next of Kin

Address on Enlistment

Caboolture, Queensland

Unit on Embarkation

9th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

27

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A16 Star of Victoria, Sydney NSW on 31 March 1916

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Private

Date of Return

13/02/1917

Place of death or wounding

Date of Death

Fate

RTA

Place of burial/memorial

Puchevillers Brit Cem France

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Link to record

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