Leslie George Mathews

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First Name:

Leslie

Middle Name:

George

Last Name:

Mathews

Alternate Spelling:

Matthews

Mother's Name:

Mary Mathews

Father's Name:

Thomas Mathews

Date Enlisted:

Monday, August 17, 1914

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

4th Battalion

Company:

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Wednesday, July 26, 1916

Place of Death:

Pozieres, France

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

Leslie Mathews (Service No 130) was born in Goulburn, N.S.W. around 1889. He attended Kiama Public School and served 3 years with 3rd Australian Light Horse Militia.

When Leslie enlisted at the age of 25 he lived at Bombo, Kiama, was single and employed as a labourer.

A member of the first contingent, he embarked from Sydney on HMAT A14 Euripides with B Company, 4th Battalion on 20th October 1914. The troops arrived in Egypt in early December and after training, Leslie arrived on Gallipoli on 25th April. He survived the early fighting but was wounded on 8th May 1915 and evacuated to hospital for treatment of a shrapnel wound to his hip. Leslie returned to his unit on 28th September 1915 and remained until the evacuation.

Leslie then went to France on 30th March 1916 with 4th Battalion and was a stretcher bearer with B Company. On 26th July 1916 while carrying out duty under shelling Leslie was killed.

He is buried in Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La-Boiselle, France: Plot III, Row J, Grave 21.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, MATHEWS LESLIE GEORGE