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MATTHEWS, James Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7177 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916, Enlisted in Brisbane. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Australia, 6 October 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | 20 November 1977, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Barcaldine War Memorial Clock Tower, Citizens of Sandgate Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7177, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Brisbane. | |
| 5 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7177, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7177, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 7177, 15th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 19 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 7177, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from AIF to take a cadetship in Indian Army. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matthew Whitehead
Discharged from AIF 19 March, 1918 to enlist in the Indian Army as Lieutenant in the 39th Garhwal Rifles. Promoted to Captain and then Major in 1937.