Regimental number | 10445 |
Place of birth | Heidelberg, Victoria |
School | Church of England Grammar School, and, Trinity College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | Trained in Law at Melbourne University |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | University student |
Address | 'Caerleon', Cape Street, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George F. Matthews, 'Caerleon', Cape Street, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Previous military service | MU Rifles; Served in the Junior and Senior Cadets and served in the University Rifles (Melbourne). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *given name two spellings Harry and Henry |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 8), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Ann MATTHEWS, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 21 2/LT Frederick William Hordern MATTHEWS, (DCM), 6th Machine Gun Company, killed in action, 9 November 1916 ; 475 Pte Arthur Francis MATTHEWS, killed in action, 4 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MATTHEWS Harry Hooper |