Regimental number | 160 |
Place of birth | Hopetown, Victoria |
School | Nhill State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Hopetoun, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Matthews, Hope Vale, Hopetoun, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ararat, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 218), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Christina MATTHEWS, Hopevale, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 27 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916. Admitted to Divisional Rest Station, 1 December 1916 (erythema), and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 12 December 1916; rejoined Bn, 13 December 1916. Admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 19 December 1916 (mumps); transferred to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 December 1916; to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 21 December 1916; discharged to Base Depot, 10 January 1917; rejoined Bn, 12 January 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (bomb wound, right side), and admitted to 11th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 8 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MATTHEWS William James |