| Regimental number | 3326 |
| Place of birth | Modewarre, Victoria |
| School | Modewarre State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Contractor |
| Address | Modewarre, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 159 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William C. Matthews, Modewarre, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Fought at many of the greater battles, was at Amiens, and at at many other important incidents |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Abbeyville, England (illness) |
| Age at death | 24.5 |
| Place of burial | Abbevillle Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Julia MATTHEWS, Modewarre, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 4 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched into Pioneer Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 3 October 1917. Marched out Pioneer Training Bn, 20 January 1918; marched into Codford Working Party, 26 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 February 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 13 February 1918. Proceeded to unit, 14 February 1918; taken on strength of 3rd Pioneer Bn, 19 February 1918. Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 21 October 1918, and transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, the same day (influenza). Died, No 3 Australian General Hospital, 25 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia due to exposure). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MATTHEWS Allan Ernest |
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