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Eldred Roy Locke MATTHEWS

Regimental number59076
Date of birth11 December 1899
Place of birthBangalow Main Road, Byron Bay, New South Wales
SchoolFort Street Grammer School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJackeroo
AddressEastwood, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Matthews, East Lodge, Eastwood, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 February 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 February 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNew South Wales Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 July 1918
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Rollaustralian Army Ordnance Corps
FateReturned to Australia 5 September 1919
Discharge date22 November 1919
Date of death5 July 1968
Place of burialSt Peters Church, East Maitland, New South Wales

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