Son of Richard and Jane Matthews, of Myrtleford, Victoria.
Regimental number 3174
School Myrtleford State School, Victoria
Religion Methodist
Occupation Railway employee
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Jane Matthews, Myrtleford, Victoria
Previous military service Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 19
Age at death from cemetery records 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 170, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Found guilty, Mt Kembla, 13 May 1916, of neglect of duty in that he, whilst on active service doing sentry duty, did not carry out his duties correctly: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Regimental number 3174
School Myrtleford State School, Victoria
Religion Methodist
Occupation Railway employee
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Jane Matthews, Myrtleford, Victoria
Previous military service Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 19
Age at death from cemetery records 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 170, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Found guilty, Mt Kembla, 13 May 1916, of neglect of duty in that he, whilst on active service doing sentry duty, did not carry out his duties correctly: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Son of Richard and Jane Matthews, of Myrtleford, Victoria.
Regimental number 3174
School Myrtleford State School, Victoria
Religion Methodist
Occupation Railway employee
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Jane Matthews, Myrtleford, Victoria
Previous military service Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 19
Age at death from cemetery records 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 170, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Found guilty, Mt Kembla, 13 May 1916, of neglect of duty in that he, whilst on active service doing sentry duty, did not carry out his duties correctly: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Regimental number 3174
School Myrtleford State School, Victoria
Religion Methodist
Occupation Railway employee
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Jane Matthews, Myrtleford, Victoria
Previous military service Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date 7 July 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death 19
Age at death from cemetery records 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 170, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Found guilty, Mt Kembla, 13 May 1916, of neglect of duty in that he, whilst on active service doing sentry duty, did not carry out his duties correctly: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Gravesite Details
Private, 60th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Age: 19.
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