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MATHEWS, George Hector
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 475 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted in Rockhampton. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia , 19 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barcaldine War Memorial Clock Tower, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 475, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Rockhampton. | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 475, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 475, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 13 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 475, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 475, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 475 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-10 | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 475, 41st Infantry Battalion, Died in Belgium. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matthew Whitehead
Son of Patrick Henry and Jane Mathews, of Killarney Villa, Barcaldine, Queensland.