MATHEWS A.F.
Given Names: Augustus Frederick
Service Number: 155
Unit: 5th Battalion, B Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 22 Yrs 9 Mths
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 6 Ft ½ In
Weight: 196 Lbs
Chest: 37-40 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 21/8/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Frederick Augustus Mathews
21 Mont Albert Road, East Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 21/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Star of England
Embarked: 12/12/1915
Disembarked: 29/1/1916
Unit: 5th Battalion
Rank: Corporal
Discharge Date: 21/3/1916
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 502
British War Medal: 4719
Victory Medal: 4725
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1892
Place: Burwood, Victoria
Father: Frederick Augustus MATHEWS
Mother: Nina Mary DREW
MARRIAGE
Year: 1921
Place:
Spouse: Minnie May HUNTER
DEATH
Date or Year:
Place: ,
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 25/4/1915; gun shot wound, left thigh at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
St Hilary’s Church
Camberwell State School
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS