Roland John MATTHEWS

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MATTHEWS, Roland John

Service Number:	6865
Enlisted:	11 July 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lea End, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, England , April 1890
Home Town:	Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Northfield National School, Birmingham, England
Occupation:	Joiner
Died:	SW right thigh & buttock, Garrison Tankerton Hospital, Whitstable, England, United Kingdom, 2 January 1918
Cemetery:	Alvechurch (St. Laurence) Churchyard Pte R. J. Matthews' inscription" Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord He Did His Duty He was laid to rest by the side of his ancestors of four generations in the Churchyard., Alvechurch (St Lawrence) Churchyard, Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

11 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6865, 13th Infantry Battalion
8 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6865, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6865, 13th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 2nd January.......Private Roland John Matthews was born at Lea End, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, England in 1890. He came to Australia with his brother in 1912.
Roland Matthews enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 11th July, 1916 as a 26 year old Joiner from Temora, NSW. He joined 13th Battalion at the War Front on 6th March, 1917.

Private Matthews was wounded in action on 17th October, 1917 in Belgium with shrapnel wounds to right thigh & buttock. He was invalided to England & admitted to Garrison Tankerton Hospital, Whitstable on 24th October, 1917.

Private Roland John Matthews died of wounds at 4 pm on 2nd January, 1918. He was buried in St Laurence’s Churchyard, Alvechurch, Worcestershire. He was laid to rest by the side of his ancestors of four generations in the Churchyard.
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