Regimental number | 11359 |
Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales |
School | Folk Street Public School, Balmain,NSW |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | c/o J F M Laughlin, "Tyneside", Gundagai, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B K Mattew, 'Bundoran', Kurrawa Avenue, Coogee, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. II), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Diana MATTHEW; husband of Mrs B. MATTHEW, Kurrawa Avenue, Coogee, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | PTE Alexander Matthew, BR, KIA |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |