Reuben George MATTHEWS, Pte-Reinforcements

1895 - 1986  (91 years)

• Name	Reuben George MATTHEWS
  Suffix	Pte-Reinforcements
  Born	27 Sep 1895	Apsley Vic   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography Notes	He wrote poetry.
  Residence	27 Sep 1895	Apsley Vic
  	Lived entire life in Apsley, Victoria. no ohter evidence provided.
  Occupation	00 Jan 1905	Apsley Vic   [2]
  	State School teacher
  Military Service	1914-1918	WWII   [3]
  	Enlisted on 5th Aug 1915, private 4249 with the 5th Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements (ref :Nominal Roll of the Australian Imperial Forces)
  Died	11 Oct 1986	Victoria   [1]
  Person ID	I-8900	Christina and Donald McLean
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	George James (Jo&Eliz) MATTHEWS,   b. 3 Oct 1859, Goolwa SA ,   d. 29 Feb 1924, Mile End SA  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	-499
  Mother	Ellen JEWELL,   b. 29 Oct 1860, Goolwa SA ,   d. 3 Sep 1927, Mile End SA  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	-499
  Married	25 Jul 1882	Naracoorte SA   [4]
  	The wedding took place at the residence of Ellen's parents.
  Note	George would have been 24 years old and Ellen was 21 years old.
  Family ID	F-499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eileen Mary SIMKIN,   b. 17 Oct 1896, Digby Victoria ,   d. 28 Feb 1974, Apsley Vic  (Age 77 years)
  Children of marriage	They had 5 children in 7 years.
  Residence	Surrey Hills Victoria
  Children	1. Ella MATTHEWS   2. Reuben MATTHEWS   3. W M
  Last Modified	8 May 2018 16:41:28
  Family ID	F-2958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Private MATTHEWS Reubin George WWI enlisted 5 Aug 1915 in Melbourne Victoria. Service nUmber 4249 RFTS. Pre war occupation was a State School Teacher. Disabled on discharge from 3 GSW (gunshot wounds) in legs, walking in a caliper with some shortness. Served in Egypt (Mar1916), France, Marseilles (Apr1916), England (Feb1916) on the field and during recuperation in military hospitals and Field Ambulance Unit (Jan1917) . Discharged after the war in 18 Jan 1919 on Ulysses to Australia. Medals image attached.

  
  

  Headstones

  HS George Matthews & Ellen - family plaque placed in shearing shed at Bringalbert Victoria

  
  

• Sources

  [S-52] http://ancestry.com.au, ancestry.co.au with log in , 8 Feb Researcher Lorna Mclean. Reuben George Matthews was born in 1895 in Apsley, Victoria. He married Eileen Mary Simkin in 1921 in Victoria. They had seven children in 12 years. He died on 11 October 1986 in Victoria at the age of 91. [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, www.naa.gov.au, 8 Feb Researcher Lorna Mclean. Pre war occupation was a State School Teacher stated in military record [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, www.naa.gov.au, 8 Feb Researcher Lorna Mclean. stated in military record [S-155] FS Reuben Matthews -evidence pending , Reuben's notes are attached to this website.