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MATTHEWS, James Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, 18 months senior cadets |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo Victoria, Australia, February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 3 February 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50, 7th Infantry Battalion, 18 months senior cadets | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 50, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 50, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW shoulder | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Shell shock | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, Promoted ER Sgt 1/10/1917 | |
| 23 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF), ER Sgt | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 50, 7th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD Extra Regimental Sergeant |
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