MATTHEW, William Donald
| Service Numbers: | DX861, DP9, NP10278 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1939, Not Known |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Toorak Gardens, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk (Articled Law) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 7 June 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 4. Row D. Grave 7. Inscription: "IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM..." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darwin War Memorial, East Point Memorial Wall, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Dec 1939: | Involvement Major, DX861 | |
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| 12 Dec 1939: | Involvement Major, DP9 | |
| 12 Dec 1939: | Involvement Major, NP10278 | |
| 12 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Not Known | |
| 12 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, DX861, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, DX861, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in action Bougainville. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Bessie Ilma Matthew; husband of Gloria Napier Matthew, of Toorak Gardens, South Australia.
"IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM..."
Major W. D. Matthew, son of Mrs. W. I. Muntz, of Goulburn, has been reported killed in action at Bougainville.
Major Matthew graduated at Duntroon and has been on active service since the war began. He saw service in Darwin, New Guinea and the Solomons. Word of his death on June 7 came yesterday.
He was a Sydney Grammar School boy and a University "blue" in boxing. He leaves a wife and two young children.
At the meeting of the Hospital board reference was made to the death of Major Matthew, and a tribute paid by members standing.
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