MATTHEWS, Arthur Frederick
| Service Number: | 4822 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, August 1900 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Marist Brothers School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4822, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4822 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"LATE PRIVATE A. F. MATTHEWS
Private Arthur Frederick Matthews, who died of wounds on July 4, was the youngest son of the late Mrs. W. G. Matthews, of Kent Town, and was educated at the Marist Brothers' School, at Norwood. He enlisted in December, 1916, and sailed for the front on June 23, 1917. After a short time in England he went to France, and was sent back to England suffering from trench feet. He recovered and returned to the front, but was only there a few weeks when he was killed. He was 18 years and 11 months old. His brother, Private W. R. Matthews, is in England, wounded, and another brother, Lieut. J. O'Donohue, was killed in action a little over 12 months ago. —R.I.P." - from the Adelaide Southern Cross 16 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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