Pte
Matthew Garr
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1890 |
Place of birth: Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia |
Army information
Country: Australia |
Force: Australian Imperial Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 428 |
Enlistment date: 18/08/1916 |
Enlistment place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Units: — Australian Infantry, 47th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 29/09/1917 |
Age: 27 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 27 G |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 2
47th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/64/15). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, GARR M). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/923686 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7ecb4df3-69bb-4c91-99a7-ae9a116a067f |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7444809 |
The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=107855 |