Roll of Honour Gordon Frederick Matthews

Service number SX11449
Rank Acting Lance Bombardier
Unit Heavy Battery Rabaul (Coastal Battery) RAA
Service Australian Army
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict Eligibility Date Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of Death 01 July 1942
Place of Death South China Sea
Cause of Death Died at sea (Montevideo Maru)
Cemetery or Memorial Details Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Source AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)

Location on the Roll of Honour

Gordon Frederick Matthews's name is located at panel 22 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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