QUITTENTON, Mathew Wallace
| Service Number: | VX45344 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1 June 1905 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Execution, Tavoy, Burma (Myanmar), 6 June 1942, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A12. C. 10. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigades Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX45344 | |
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| 6 Jun 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX45344, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
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Commendation for Gallantry (Australia).
Son of George and Linda Quittenton; husband of Stella Quittenton, of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia.
HE DIED A HERO
Word has been received by Mrs. M. Quittenton of Highfield-rd., Canterbury, that her husband, W./O Matthew Quittenton, 37, was executed by the Japanese for attempted escape from prison camp at Tavoy. Burma, in June, 1942. W./O. Quittenton enlisted in 1940 and left for Singapore in 1941. Before, enlisting he was employed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.
Biography contributed
Mathew Wallace QUITTENTON was born in Richmond, Victoria on 1st June 1905
His parents were George QUITTENTON & Linda Adeline BEVAN
He married Stella Loouisa JENKINS in Victoria in 1931
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He was given a Commendation for Gallantry
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