Regimental number | 3502 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 89 Phelps Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin Mathers, 89 Phelps Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Special Memorial No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Rosanna MATHERS, 14 Chapman Street, Surry Hill, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | His brother Sgt Alfred Edwin Mathers MM since deceased. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |