Regimental number | 647 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | London County Council School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Machine driver |
Address | Catherine Hill Bay, via Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Atkins, 23 Walham Avenue, Fulham, London, England |
Previous military service | Served 14 years in the British Navy and was invalided out. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Machine Gun Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served through the China War, for which he has a Medal and two Bars for the relief of Peking etc. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Grantham Cemetery (Plot 16, Row B, Grave No. 12), Lincolnshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Martha MATHERS; husband of Janet MATHERS, 39 Seagrave Road, West Brompton, London. Served in the Boxer Rebellion (1900). Native of Fulham, London, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |