MATTHEWS, John William

MATTHEWS, John William

Full Name: John William

MATTHEWS

Date of Birth: 01

1887

Place of birth: Leicester

England

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Busselton WA / Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Wife- Elsie Matthews

Next of Kin Address: Adelaide Street Busselton WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2210

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 44th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-04-04

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1916-08-09

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-09-25

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-11-30

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4/04/1916- To 58 Depot Company as Private
11/04/1916- To 51st Battalion 4th Reinforcements
26/09/1916- To 13th Training Battalion Rollestone England ex Australia
25/10/1916- To 44th Battalion England
21/11/1916- Admitted Hospital England ( NYD )
6/12/1916- To 11th Training Battalion Durrington England ex Hospital Parkhouse
20/12/1916- Proceeded Overseas 3rd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Durrington
26/01/1917- Joined 44th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
12/04/1917- Admitted Division Rest Station France ( Chilblains )
25/04/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Sickness
23/06/1917- Admitted 9th Australian Field Ambulance France ( Sprained Ankle ) then to 10th Australian Field Ambulance & 3rd Division Rest Station
15/07/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Injury
12/10/1917- Wounded in Action France ( Shrapnel Wound Right Forearm )
13/10/1917- Admitted 13th General Hospital Boulogne France
14/10/1917- Evacuated/Admitted Queen Mary’s Military Hospital Whalley England
23/11/1917- Granted Leave England
7/12/1917- To No. 3 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Leave
25/11/1917- Rejoined Unit England ex Hurdcott
19/12/1917- Admitted Fovant Military Hospital England ( ( Old Wound Right Forearm )
14/02/1918- Discharged to No. 3 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Old Injury
12/03/1918- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England
2/04/1918- Proceeded Overseas Australian Infantry Base Depot Rouelles France ex Southampton ex Longbridge Deverill
19/04/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
27/08/1918- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Left Temple )
28/08/1918- Admitted 6th General Hospital Rouen France ex 9th Australian Field Ambulance ex 5th Casualty Clearing Station
1/09/1918- Evacuated/Admitted 2/1 Southern General Hospital Dudley Road Birmingham England
10/09/1918- Admitted 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England
11/09/1918- Granted Leave England
25/09/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex Leave
4/10/1918- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England
31/10/1918- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England
12/05/1919- Admitted Glen Larson Miltary Hospital Leicester England ( Seriously Ill )
24/05/1919- Admitted 1st Australian General Hospital Sutton Veny England ( Sick )
28/08/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Kanowna ”
15/10/1919- Disembarked Australia
30/11/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )