William Adolphus MATTERS

MATTERS, William Adolphus

Service Number: 141
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 29 July 1876
Home Town: Gympie, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 June 1959, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 141, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 141, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 141, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Adolphus Matters was born on 29 Jul 1876 at Gympie, Qld, a son to George Paige Matters and Eliza Matters (nee Gundry). He married Mary Lowes Brown on 21 Jun 1905.