Regimental number | 3549 |
Place of birth | Yarragon, Victoria |
School | Yarragon State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Yarragon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Matthews, Yarragon, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row K, Grave No. II), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Emily MATTHEWS, Yarragon, Victoria |
Family/military connections | PTE, E Hollier, CO, Killed at Pozi?res, Somme - France |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |