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Edward Ashby MATTHEWS

Regimental number3664
Place of birthCroydon Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Edward Hugh Matthews, Water Street, Cairns, Queensland
Enlistment date8 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name52nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 November 1968
Age at death70
Place of burialSouthport Cemetery, Queensland

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