Regimental number | 3174 |
Place of birth | Myrtleford, Victoria |
School | Myrtleford State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Matthews, Myrtleford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Jane MATTHEWS, Myrtleford, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Three of his first cousins died. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Found guilty, Mt Kembla, 13 May 1916, of neglect of duty in that he, whilst on active service doing sentry duty, did not carry out his duties correctly: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1740310: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MATTHEWS James Edward
Red Cross File No 1740310 |