Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date of Enlistment
- 21/05/1919
- Date of Discharge
- 16/06/1919
- Place of Enlistment
- Molonglo Camp ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Address (at enlistment)
- Goulburn NSW (previously Molonglo (Fyshwick) ACT)
- Occupation
- Storekeeper
- Next of Kin
- Mary Matthews (mother), Goulburn NSW
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 3258
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- Special Services Unit
Notes
Matthews originally enlisted in 1914 but was discharged in 1917 with otitis media. His second enlistment was at the Molonglo Internment Camp (Fyshwick) where he was a guard. His job was to escort prisoners of war back to Europe.
Sources
Alan Foskett, 'The Molonglo Mystery', 2006
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)