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QUITTENTON, Mathew Wallace
Personal Details
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 |
Service History
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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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