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Matthew DOHERTY

Regimental number479
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolSt Mary's (Catholic) School, Lower North Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressRichmond Street, Kensington, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs M E Doherty, Gillies Plains, South Australia
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Regimental number from Nominal Roll479A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularGood athletic and a fine shot in A.I.F.
FateDied of wounds (accidental) 28 August 1916
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialWarloy-Bailon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Maurice and Margaret Jane DOHERTY, husband of M.E. DoHERTY, Gilles Plains, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law served.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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