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MATHEWS, Francis
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Stobie, Francis Hope - Birth Name |
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| Service Number: | QX3618 |
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Lyell, Tasmania, Australia , 11 May 1908 |
| Home Town: | Innisfail, Cassowary Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Papua, 20 January 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 6. Row B. Grave 3. Inscription: "DUTY NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED BY LOVING WIFE AND SON". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement QX3618 | |
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| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX3618, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Cairns, Queensland | |
| 20 Jan 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX3618, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
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