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Robert Tasman MATTHEWS

Regimental number12391
Place of birthHobart Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
Address41 Queen Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs C Matthews, c/o Mr Goucher, 41 Queen Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date14 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Date of death4 January 1975

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