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MATTHEWS, Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2438, 2438B |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edithburgh, South Australia, 5 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Edithburgh Public School |
| Occupation: | Grocer's Assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 March 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension VI B 10 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Edithburgh Public School Roll of Honour, Edithburgh WW2 Roll of Honor, Edithburgh War Memorial, Minlaton Methodist Sunday School Pictorial Honor Roll, Minlaton War Memorial WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2438, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2438, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2438, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 2438B, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2438B awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edgar Joseph MATTHEWS and Annie Catherine WHITE
Mr. E.J. Matthews, engineer of the Castle Salt Company at Edithburghe, has been notified that his son Ken died of wounds on March at the 45th casualty clearing station in France. Pte. Matthews was transferred from the 50th to the 27th Battalion. Prior to enlisting he was employed in the office of Messrs. Bagot, Shakes & Lewis at Minlaton, with the late Flight-Lieut. Sutherland.
IN MEMORY OF OUR DEARLY LOVED SON AND BROTHER
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