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Private Geoffrey Francis Mathews

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Private Geoffrey Francis Mathews

Birth
Perth, City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Death
9 Feb 1968 (aged 21)
Vietnam
Burial
Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia Add to Map
Plot
Anglican Section ZF Site 0163
Memorial ID
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5714739 Private Geoffrey Francis Mathews 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Age 21.
VC shot Mathews during an early evening patrol on 8th February 1968. He died of his wounds at dawn the following day in 24th US Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh. Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA
5714739 Private Geoffrey Francis Mathews 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Age 21.
VC shot Mathews during an early evening patrol on 8th February 1968. He died of his wounds at dawn the following day in 24th US Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh. Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA

Inscription

5714739 PRIVATE
G.F. MATHEWS
3 BATTALION
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
9TH FEBRUARY 1968 AGE 21

OUR DEARLY LOVED SON
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS - MUM & DAD


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