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MATSON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA1785 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 April 1940, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Leading Telegrapher |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 2 February 1922 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Adelaide Infant Boys School, South Australia in 1928 |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | South Australia, 13 February 2001, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Charles Norman, Terrace Wall 234, Niche D013. Interred on 16 May 2001 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Apr 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, PA1785, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) | |
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| 22 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Port Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 22 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, PA1785 | |
| 22 Mar 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Telegrapher, PA1785, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
Personal Stories
Charlie's positings
Adelaide/ Torrens Cerberus 4. Initial signals training.
HMAS Wongala -a training and examination ship (Originally the ' Wyatt Earp' which was involved in Antarctic exploration). I believe he was attached to this during his stint at Neptune Island.
HMAS Magnetic based in Townsville. This covered Thursday Island.
Light Cruiser HMAS Adelaide 1944-5, Leading Telegraphist
Submitted 4 May 2015 by Barry Matson
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Matson-Shonberg and Elizabeth Naismith Matson nee Miller of Alberton, SA. Husband of Merle Marie Matson of Torrens Road, Cheltenham, SA.
During 1944c he changed his name from Charles Matson-Shonberg to Charles Matson.
Residential address at the time of death was Happy Valley, SA
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