MATTHEW, Charles Henry
| Service Numbers: | 766, 766A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Constantine Penipu Cssn, Cornwall, England., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Seddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Council School Constantine Penipu Cssn, Cornwall, England. |
| Occupation: | Bandsman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 9, Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 766, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 766, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 766A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 766A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22 and the son of Thomas John Matthew, of 2, Wood Lane, Constantine, Penryn, Cornwall, England.
Births Jun 1896 Matthew Charles Henry Falmouth 5c
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Constantine (/ˈkɒns.tənˌtaɪn/) (Cornish: Lann Gostentin, meaning church enclosure of St Constantine) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles (8 km) west-southwest of Falmouth. The electoral ward also bears the same name but includes Budock Water and the surrounding area. The parish of Constantine is bounded by the parishes of Mabe, Mawnan, Gweek, Wendron and the north bank of the Helford River.
Constantine is named after Saint Constantine, a 6th-century Cornish saint possibly identified with a minor British king Constantine.
Age on arrival in Australia 17
Address-14 Railway Street, Seddon, Victoria
Enlistment 4 May 1917-Private-Machine Gun Company 15, Reinforcement 14
Unit from Nominal Roll-24th Battalion
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917-he was then aged 21.
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