Regimental number | 153 |
Place of birth | Barmedman, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mounted police |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. E. Kearney, Tullamore, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 9), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth MATTHEWS; husband ofj Sarah MATTHEWS, Barrington Street, Gloucester, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |