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MATTHEW, Douglas Holroyd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX5316 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 15 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1915 |
| Home Town: | Woorinen, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer / Storekeeper |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 1 September 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot N. Row C. Grave 3. Personal Inscription ~ "NEVER DID HIS COURAGE FAIL, TOOK HIS BEATING, PLAYED THE GAME" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Presbyterian Church Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX5316 | |
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| 30 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX5316, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 4 Feb 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Exceptional services in the field, New Guinea |
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