| Regimental number | 3842 |
| Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Bowden, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ester Maude Matthews, 7th Street, Bowden, South Australia |
| Previous military service | 77a Battalion, Senior Cadets (4 years); 77th Infantry (still serving) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation altered to MID: not awarded. Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Esther Maud MATTHEWS |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 21 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 4 February 1917. Marched out to unit, 8 February 1917; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, in the field, 9 February 1917. Admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 23 March 1917 (diarrhoea); transferred to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 2 April 1917 (enteritis); to 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 7 April 1917; to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 9 April 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 17 April 1917; discharged, 21 April 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 24 April 1917. Rejoined 32nd Bn, 27 April 1917. Detached to 1st Anzac Signal School, 9 September 1917; rejoined unit, 1 November 1917. On leave to the United Kingdom, 22 February 1918. Promoted Lance Corporal, 23 February 1918. Rejoined unit from leave, 11 March 1918. Promoted to Corporal, 24 April 1918. Detached to 4th Army Signal School, 4 May 1918; rejoined unit, 20 June 1918. On leave to England, 17 January 1919; rejoined unit, 16 February 1919. To hospital, 17 February 1919; admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 18 February 1919 (influenza); discharged and rejoined unit, 26 February 1919. Marched out for return to Australia, 17 April 1916; marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 24 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919; discharged Adelaide, 21 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MATTHEWS Claude Henry |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
