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MATTHEWS, Alfred James

Service Number:	4478
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Wickepin, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighton, England, 1895
Home Town:	Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Circus Street School, Brighton, England
Occupation:	Platelayer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 4 November 1917
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VII I 98
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4478, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wickepin, WA
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4478, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4478, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Albert and Jane MATTHEWS, 8 Hartington Road, Brighton, England