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Studio portrait of 10445 Gunner Henry Hooper Matthews, 4th Field Artillery Brigade from Heidelberg, Victoria. A 19 year old university student prior to enlisting on 8 November 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 5 January 1916. While serving with the 6th Machine Gun Company (MGC), he was killed in action on 4 July 1916 and buried in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France. His two brothers both also served in the 6th MGC and were killed. 475 Private Arthur Francis Matthews was also killed in action on 4 July 1916 and Second Lieutenant Frederick William Horden Matthews DCM, was killed in action on 9 November 1916.
Studio portrait of 10445 Private (Pte) Henry Hooper Matthews, 2nd Reinforcements, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, of Heidelberg, Vic. Pte Matthews enlisted on 25 October 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Afr
PORTRAIT OF 475, GUNNER ARTHUR FRANCIS MATTHEWS, 6TH MACHINE GUN COMPANY, KILLED IN ACTION 1916-07-04.
Studio portrait of 264 Private Archibald Joseph Keens, 1st Battalion. A carriage fitter of Lewisham, he embarked on HMAT Afric (A19) on 18 October 1914. He was killed in action on 1 May 1915 on the Ga
Studio portrait of 3487 Private (Pte) Robert Moodie Collyer, 23rd Battalion from Brunswick, Victoria. A 35 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 20 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 8th R
Studio portrait of 6072 Private (Pte) Alfred Harold O'Brien, 21st Battalion, of Redfern, NSW. Formerly a labourer Pte O'Brien enlisted on 29 August 1916 and as a member of the 17th Reinforcements he e
Studio portrait of 6856 Private (Pte) Oswald Leonard Briggs, 10th Battalion, of Bowman, SA. A farmer prior to enlistment, Pte Briggs embarked with 22nd Reinforcements from Adelaide aboard HMAT Afric (
