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MATCHETT, Kenneth Turton
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX174063, 2400237 , 2400237 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Punchbowl, Canterbury - New South Wales, Australia, 4 March 1924 |
| Home Town: | Cronulla, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gyeonggi-do , South Korea, 24 April 1951, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea 28-1-7 Grave 979 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Apr 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, NX174063, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
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| 17 Aug 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX174063 |
Occupation Force Japan - BCOF Service
| 26 Jan 1949: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX174063, 67th Infantry Battalion (BCOF Japan), Discharged from the 2nd AIF into the Australian Regular Army | |
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| 30 Jan 1949: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2400237 , 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Private, 2400237, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 24 Apr 1951: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2400237, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Kapyong, Killed in Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Kenneth Turton MATCHETT was born on 4th April, 1924 in Punchbowl, Sydney, NSW
His parents were Herbert MATCHETT & Rosaline TURTON who married in Sydney in 1910
He served in both WW2 and the Korean War where he was Killed in Action on 24th April, 1951
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