MATTHEWS, Alfred
| Service Number: | 4127 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Grave V11-B-21 INSCRIPTION FOR EVER WITH THE LORD FROM HIS DEAR MOTHER , Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 4127 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Served 13 years in the Royal Navy-time expired
Enlisted Liverpool, NSW
He was 28 and the son of James and Laura Matthews 49 Gosport Road Fareham, Hampshire, England.
He is one of five Australian casualties of the Great War commemorated on the Fareham War Memorial
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Possible birth record
Births Sep 1890 Matthews Alfred Albert Fareham 2b 560
There are five Australian soldiers of the Great War honoured on the Fareham War Memorial; the others are:
Lance Sergeant Frederick George ELLIS 6th Australian Light Horse.
Lieutenant Alfred Frank EVERETT Australian Infantry A. I. F. 25th Battalion.
Private Ernest Charles JUDD 37th Battalion, Australian Infantry.
Private Guy Le Burn SIMMONDS Australian Infantry A.I.F. 56th Battalion,
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