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MILLER, Matthew Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PM4284 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Steward |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Shropshire |
| Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, 6 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Railway Accident, Higham, Kent, England, 26 June 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent, England Naval Reservation. Grave 183. R.C., Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, PM4284, HMAS Shropshire | |
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| 26 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Steward, PM4284, HMAS Shropshire |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of Francis Alfred and Eileen Miller, of North Essendon, Victoria, Australia.
Headstone Inscription: WE HAVE LOVED HIM IN LIFE, LET US NOT FORGET HIM IN DEATH
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He died of a fractured skull and lacerations of the brain caused by falling from a moving train onto the railway line in the Southern Railway tunnel at Higham in Kent.
The death certificate shows him as a resident of 30 Cranwell Avenue, Melbourne, Victoria.
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