| Accession Number | P10726.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Williams, TRG |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Ararat |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1020 Sergeant (Sgt) John Hilbert Matthews, 14th Battalion. A postal official ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1020 Sergeant (Sgt) John Hilbert Matthews, 14th Battalion. A postal official from Ararat, Victoria and a lieutenant in the 73rd Infantry Citizens' Military Forces (CMF), John Matthews enlisted as a private on 14th September 1914. He was promoted to sergeant within three months. The 14th Battalion landed at Gallipoli on 25th of April; the following month Sgt Matthews was promoted Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) replacing an officer killed in action. Lt Matthews was himself killed during the attack on Hill 971 (Koja Chemen Tepe) on 8 August 1915. His brother Leslie, a captain in the same CMF unit before the war, had applied for and was granted a commission in the AIF. He arrived at Gallipoli the month following Lt John Matthew's death. He survived the war. See P10699.001.