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John Gow MATTHEWS

Regimental number4461
Place of birthDunkeld, England
SchoolAughtergaven Public School, Bankfoot, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Address17 Norfolk Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Ambrose Matthews, Murthly, Perthsire, Scotland
Enlistment date7 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, 1918 France
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 17), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ambrose and Catherine MATTHEWS, Stairdain, Murthly, Perthshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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