WHITE M.J.
Given Names: Matthew Joseph
Service Number: 358
Unit: 6th Battalion, C Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 19 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Nurseryman
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8 In
Weight: 135 Lbs
Chest: 34½ In
Hair: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/8/1914
Place: Richmond
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Annie White
6 Queen Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Hororata
Embarked: 29/7/1915
Disembarked: 25/8/1915
Unit: 6th Battery, 2nd Brigade
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 24/1/1916
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 5958
British War Medal: 1994
Victory Medal: 1993
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1895
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William Joseph WHITE
Mother: Johanna A YOUNG
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
DEATH
Date or Year: 22/6/1922
Place: East Melbourne, Victoria
Burial: Kew Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 8/5/1915; gun shot wound, arm (Gallipoli)
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Camberwell State School
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
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COMMENTS
Died when injured in a fall; see Inquest 1922-7-6