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MATTHEWS, Norman Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX104474, V320203 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 August 1941, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 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 CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot L. Row D. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Milawa & Oxley Flats WW2 Roll of Honor, Oxley War Memorial, Wangaratta Chisholm Street School No 643 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX104474 | |
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| 8 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V320203, 10th Training Battalion, Wangaratta, Victoria | |
| 23 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX104474, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF, In the Field, Vic. | |
| 19 Aug 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 24th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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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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