Regimental number | 69 |
Place of birth | Blayney, New South Wales |
Other Names | Karl Maynard Delahunt |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Cavan, Blayney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, James Delah Hunt Matthews, Cavan, Blayney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Machine Gun Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Lay reader, Cessnock Church of England, Hunter District, New South Wales |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 25), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Christ Church Anglican Church, Blayney, New South Wales. Inscription on plaque reads: 'qui ante periit, sed miles sed pro patria'. Parents: James and Charlotte MATTHEWS, Cavan, Church Street, Blayney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |