MATTHEWS L.

Given Names:  Leonard

Service Number:  3438

Unit:  59th Battalion, 9th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  24 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Jeweller                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6½ In                  

Weight:  165 Lbs

Chest:  36-39 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/5/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Roland William Matthews

Handsworth, Birmingham, England                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  16/7/1917

Port:  Sydney  

Ship:  HMAT Port Melbourne A16

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Sardinia 

Embarked:  19/10/1918                             

Disembarked:  27/12/1918

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  67994

Victory Medal:  65349

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1892

Place:  Birmingham, England                   

Father:  Roland William MATTHEWS        

Mother:  Emma ROOKE

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 2/8/1957                            

Place: Camberwell, Victoria                     

Burial:  Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Suffered trench feet in 1918 and debility

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

Lived at 14 Queen Street, Kew when enlisted

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