Matthew HEPPLE

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Service Number:	2056
Enlisted:	18 September 1915, West Maitland, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lambton, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Abermain State School, New South Wales, Australila
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot I. Row F. Grave 5. Inscription: BELOVED SON OF ELIZABETH AND CHRISTOPHER OF KEARSLEY NSW BRAVE & HONOURED KINSMAN
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

18 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2056, Depot Battalion , West Maitland, New South Wales
16 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded In Action -- (Hand)
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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