| Accession Number | P02466.006 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX2675 Private Ronald David Mathieson, 2/1st Battalion, Australian ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph of NX2675 Private Ronald David Mathieson, 2/1st Battalion, Australian Infantry. Private Mathieson, aged 25, died on 18 February 1945, as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being captured defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of Hugh Bowden Mathieson and Neta Bertha Mathieson, of Bellingen, NSW. He is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany, Section 4, Row A, Plot 12. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)