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MATTHEWS, Norman Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX104474 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1942, In the Field, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Geelong Vic., 14 April 1915 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 19 August 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery L D 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Milawa & Oxley Flats WW2 Roll of Honor, Oxley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX104474 | |
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| 23 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX104474, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF, In the Field, Vic. |
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Son of Charles and Mary Matthews, of Wangaratta, Victoria.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
Made the Supreme Sacrifice
PTE NORMAN LESLIE MATTHEWS, aged 28, of Wangaratta, who died of wounds on August 19. Pte Matthews a was a son of Mrs Matthews and the late Mr Charles Matthews, of Dixon St. Wangaratta. He enlisted in December 1941, and went to New Guinea last January. He is survived by his mother and one sister, Mrs. R,.C. Aldridge, Wangaratta.
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