Roll of Honour James Matthew Shearer

Service number 2015
Also known as Juan Matthew Shearer
Rank Private
Unit 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 10 June 1918
Place of Death France
Age at Death 25
Place of Association Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Location on the Roll of Honour

James Matthew Shearer's name is located at panel 176 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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Roll of Honour circular

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