MATHEWS, John William
| Service Number: | 5895 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Augusta South Australia, December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Broncho pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 23 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 133, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norseman District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5895, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5895, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5895, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 23rd December…… John William Mathews was born near Port Augusta West, South Australia in 1887. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 22nd June, 1916 as a 26 year old, married, Grocer from Norseman, Western Australia.
Private John William Mathews embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Suffolk (A23) on 13th October, 1916 with the 7th Infantry Brigade, 28th Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 2nd December, 1916.
He was marched in to 7th Training Battalion at Rollestone, Wiltshire on 16th December, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
On 19th December, 1916 Private Mathews was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire.
Private John William Mathews died at 1 a.m. on 23rd December, 1916 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Broncho Pneumonia.
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/k---mc.html
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