MATTHEWS, Lindsay Norman
| Service Number: | NX47206 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 25 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Pokolbin, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Vigneron Farmer |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Pokolbin Public School Memorial Gates |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX47206 | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX47206, 2/10 Field Ambulance | |
| 9 Apr 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, F Force | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Embarked Lance Corporal, NX47206, emplaned from Singapore to Darwin following release from POW camp and medical treatment. Further hospital treatment in Darwin and other medical facilities. Fair skin/red hair had caused solar keratosis in Jap camp conditions. | |
| 13 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX47206, 2nd/10th Field Ambulance |
Help us honour Lindsay Norman Matthews's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Barbara Boon
Lindsay, known as Meggs due to his red hair and freckled skin, returned to Cessnock/Pokolbin and his family after being released from hospitals following 3 and half years of Jap imprisonment and work camps. His skin colouring caused much suffering in and after his captivity and the deprivations. His father was a WW1 vet, Clarence Matthews, who had served in France, been wounded twice and suffered shellshock, cared for and helped Lindsay pick up his life. Lindsay resumed his work as a vigneron/farmer, married and raised his family. Lindsay also wrote some poetry. He was part of a very big, closeknit family in Pokolbin/Cessnock/Wollombi area who were original settlers.
Click images to start slideshow.