Regimental number | 5459 |
Place of birth | Wandearah South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Address | Wood-wood via Swan Hill, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ellen Maud Matson, Woodwood via Swan Hill,Vic |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Hannah ROBERTS (formerly MATSON), and the late andrew MATSON; husband of Ellen MATSON, Nyah, Victoria. Native of Wanderah, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |