MATTHEWS, Alexander
| Service Numbers: | 1059, 4463 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, 2 years Citizen forces |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 22 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 5 January 1975, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1059, 24th Infantry Battalion, 2 years Citizen forces | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1059, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1059, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4463, 8th Field Company Engineers |
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Private Alexander Matthews, 24th Battalion from East Malvern, Victoria.
A 19 year old carpenter with two years service in the Citizen Forces prior to enlisting in the AIF #OTD in 1915.
He embarked for overseas service with A Company, 24th Infantry Battalion from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. After disembarking in Egypt, he transferred to the 5th Field Company Engineers (FCE) and went with them to Gallipoli.
On returning to Egypt, he transferred to the 8th FCE and was given a new service number of 4463. While serving on the Western Front, he was promoted to Lance Corporal on 21 July 1916 and to Corporal on 4 May 1918.
After returning to Australia, he was discharged on 11 April 1919.
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