Coming Soon.
BLACK, Mathew David
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Allocated to 11th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Blackboy Hill Camp Ex Royal Australian Garrison Artillery |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1888 |
Home Town: | Molesworth, Murrindindi, Victoria |
Schooling: | Molesworth State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 10 August 1918, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie |
Memorials: | Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Yea War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 11th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Blackboy Hill Camp Ex Royal Australian Garrison Artillery | |
---|---|---|
1 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Orderly Room Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Nov 1914: | Involvement 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
2 Nov 1914: | Embarked 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Orderly Room Sergeant, 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
1 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Echelon GHQ Army Records Section Egypt | |
15 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, AIF Headquarters, Taken on Strength of 3rd Echelon General Headquarters BEF France for duty Army Records Section | |
11 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Unit | |
18 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Cadet, AIF Headquarters, Posted to No4 Officer Cadet School Oxford for Instruction | |
1 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, AIF Headquarters, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF / General list To Musketry School for Instruction | |
26 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France | |
10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3, 11th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Killed In Action by Sniper fire France |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Mathew David Black's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story