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Sapper Lewis Matthews

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Sapper Lewis Matthews

Birth
Ararat, Ararat Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Death
18 May 1915 (aged 25–26)
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Burial
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye Add to Map
Plot
Row A. Grave 2.
Memorial ID
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Parents: - William Henry Matthews and Amy Victoria Hadlands (married 11th February 1872 in Ballarat Victoria Australia), of New St., Middle Brighton, Victoria, Australia.
Service Numbers: 742, 244
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Field Company Engineers
Born: Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling: Ararat State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915
Cemetery: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery
Row A. Grave 2.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens
Parents: - William Henry Matthews and Amy Victoria Hadlands (married 11th February 1872 in Ballarat Victoria Australia), of New St., Middle Brighton, Victoria, Australia.
Service Numbers: 742, 244
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Field Company Engineers
Born: Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling: Ararat State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915
Cemetery: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery
Row A. Grave 2.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens

Inscription

Personal Inscription: - "YOUNGEST SON OF W.H. MATTHEWS OF BRIGHTON, VICTORIA".

Gravesite Details

Sapper, Australian Engineers. Age:


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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56188329/lewis-matthews: accessed ), memorial page for Sapper Lewis Matthews (1889–18 May 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56188329, citing 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).