| Regimental number | 1595 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Address | Violet Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Diana Matthew, Glenorie, Violet Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Diana MATTHEW, Gordon Road, Roseville, New South Wales. Native of Balmain, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Lemnos, from On Command (Beach Party), 24 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916, of (1) being absent from Camp; (2) not complying with an order of a superior Officer: awarded 14 days' detention. Transferred to and joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, Mount Katoomba, 5 June 1916, of being absent without leave from Tattoo, 26 April, until arrested by Military Police at Port Said, 27 April 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 2 days' pay. Transferred to 59th Bn, Mount Katoomba, 12 May 1916; taken on strength, Ferry Post, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MATTHEW Alexander |
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