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MATTHEWS, Alexander John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX61224 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 19 August 1909 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitters Assitant |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Newport, Victoria, Australia , 24 March 1995, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Buried Family Plot Date of Service 28th March 1995 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61224 | |
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| 23 Aug 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, Royal Australian Engineers, Posted to RAE Training Depot, subsequently Transfered to Engineer Reinforcement’s on 10 October 1941 for overseas service | |
| 24 Nov 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 2nd/16th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Disembarked Middle East and transferred to 2/16th Field Company RAE on 7th February 1942 | |
| 24 May 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 2nd/16th Field Company / Squadron RAE, RTA with Unit to 4th MD South Australia for redeployment to SWPA on order. | |
| 2 Feb 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 2nd/16th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Deployed with Unit to New Guinea till 19th October 1943 | |
| 29 Mar 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 1 Base Ordnance Depot, Posted to 1st Australian Base Ordnance Depot from GDD Royal Park Melbourne for duty. Attached to MT Spare Parts Workshop. | |
| 29 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX61224, 2nd/16th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
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Service// Middle East Nov 1941- March 42; & New Guinea 1943.
Awarded 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal & ASM 1939-45.