William Henry MATTHEWS

MATTHEWS, William Henry

    Service Number: 1470
    Enlisted: 5 January 1915, Perth, Western Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Glen Osmond, South Australia, 1 January 1877
    Home Town: Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
    Schooling: Glen Osmond Public School and Unley Public School
    Occupation: Labourer (later Security guard)
    Died: Natural causes (heart attack), Hollywood Repat Hospital, Western Australia, 21 March 1966, aged 89 years
    Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
    Section UC, Gravesite 0155
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    World War 1 Service

    5 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1470, Perth, Western Australia
    22 Feb 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
    22 Feb 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 12th Infantry Battalion
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    25 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (knee)
    3 Apr 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 12th Infantry Battalion, M/U

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    Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

    Born in and resident at Semaphore South Australia, William Henry Matthews  was the son of Mrs Marie Matthews, of Harris Street, Semaphore, South Australia
    At enlistment in January 1915, he was listed as 34 years of age, and a labourer.
    We was enlisted into the 3rd reinforcements of the 12th Battalion.

    He returned to Australia 5 July 1915

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