Description
Studio portrait of 1020 Sergeant (Sgt) John Hilbert Matthews (left) and T Walton (possibly 490 Private Charles Thomas Walton). A postal official from Ararat, Victoria, with three years service in the Citizens' Military Force (CMF) Sgt Matthews embarked with the 14th Battalion from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses A38 on 22 December 1914. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 27 May 1915. Second Lieutenant Matthews was killed in action on 8 August 1915 at Gallipoli, aged 20.
Details
Accession Number
P10398.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Toned black & white print
Credit Line
Donor S Benson
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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