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Matthew ABBERTON

Regimental number2906
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressLittle Fitzroy Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFriend, Mrs E Johnson, Little Fitzroy Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death28 May 1958

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