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Charles Henry MATTHEW

Regimental number766
Place of birthConstantine Penupi Cssn, England
SchoolCouncil School Constantine Penupi Cssn, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBandsman
Address14 Railway Street, Seddon, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, T J Matthew, 2 Wood Lane, Constantine, Penryn, Cornwall, England
Enlistment date4 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 15, Reinforcement 14
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/20/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll766A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1918
Place of death or woundingNot Known
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Thomas MATTHEWS, 2 Wood Lane, Constantine, Penryn, Cornwall, England

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