Eileen Mary SIMKIN

1896 - 1974  (77 years)

• Name	Eileen Mary SIMKIN  [1]
  Born	17 Oct 1896	Digby Vic
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Feb 1974	Apsley Vic   [2]
  Buried	Apsley Vic
  Person ID	I-8996	Christina and Donald McLean
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Reuben George MATTHEWS, Pte-Reinforcements,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Apsley Vic ,   d. 11 Oct 1986, Victoria  (Age 91 years)
  Children of marriage	They had 5 children in 7 years.
  Residence	Surrey Hills Victoria
  Children	1. Ella MATTHEWS   2. Reuben MATTHEWS   3. Unknown MATTHEWS  []   4. Unknown MATTHEWS   5. 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S-52] http://ancestry.com.au, ancestry.co.au with log in , 8 Feb Researcher Lorna Mclean. When Eileen Mary Simkin was born on 17 October 1896 in Digby, Victoria, her father, James, was 32, and her mother, Jane, was 31. She married Reuben George Matthews in 1921 in Victoria. They had seven children in 12 years. She died on 28 February 1974 in Victoria at the age of 77. [S-52] http://ancestry.com.au, ancestry.co.au with log in , 8 Feb 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean. When Eileen Mary Simkin was born on 17 October 1896 in Digby, Victoria, her father, James, was 32, and her mother, Jane, was 31. She married Reuben George Matthews in 1921 in Victoria. They had seven children in 12 years. She died on 28 February 1974 in Apsley Victoria at the age of 77.