Matthews, Frederick

Date of Birth	1891-04-01
Date of Death	1919-12-16
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Rockdale
Cause of Death	Suicide

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1913-04-01
Rate	Electrical Artificer
Official Number	2787
Discharged Date	1913-09-26
Discharge Type	Purchased - Purchased Discharge before due Time
Service Period	1913-1919
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Not Found
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Service 2	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Service Period	1913-1919

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Fremantle Cemetery Carrington St Palmyra WA 6157
Cemetery Address	Palmyra, WA
Demonination/Area	Church of England
Section	AA
Grave Number	1679
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

Joined Apr 1913, purchased discharge 26 Sep 1913, rejoined 16 Dec 1913. Discharge purchase cost of £48 refunded. Committed suicide on the interstate liner Karoola during voyage from the Eastern States.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives DVA Commemoration Details The West Australian , Thursday 18 Dec 1919, Page 6. Commonwealth War Graves

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