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Lance Corporal Robert Matthias

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Given name
R
Family name
Matthias
Gender
Male
Service number
4037
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Somme 1916 - 1917
Somme 1918
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
23 August 1918
Additional information
Last held rank
Lance Corporal
Unit at embarkation
1st Battalion
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio

A long history of medical interventions from arrival in France in December 1916 (influenza, trench fever, chicken pox) before KIA August 1918 (hit by shrapnel when going over the top in the first wave) aged 26. Last known address: 14 Darling Street

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