Franc Matzonas

Alias Maciunas

Born 1891       Place Riga, Latvia     Ethnic origin Latvian/Lithianian?      Religion Roman Catholic

Father -         Mother Matzonas, Katren (Maciuniene, Kazimira), Lithuania

Arrived at Australia -

Residence before enlistment

Occupation sailor

Service

service number 1917   enlisted 16.10.1915   POE Holsworthy, NSW

unit 6th Light Horse Regiment, Camel Corps    rank Trooper

place Egypt, Palestine, 1916-1917

final fate KIA 6.11.1917

cemetery details 1 Beersheba War Cemetery, Tel el Khuweilfe, Palestine

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

Roll of Honour card (AWM)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Over 20 Russians took part in the famous raid on Beersheba on 31 October 1917. Among the casualties in the raid was John Reineke from Libava. [...] A few days after that another man from the Baltic Provinces, Franc Matzonas, probably a Lithuanian, was killed in the raid at Tel el Khuweilfe. Reineke and Matzonas are both buried at the Beersheba War Cemetery.

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