About this objectFramed portrait of Bill in white shirt, tie and jacket, with pin on lapel. Trees and hill range in background. Framed with a wooden frame with gold trim. Brass plaque attached to bottom of portraits on the frame with "NX179270
Gnr William James MATTHEWS
16 Australian Small Ships Company WW2".
MakerAnne Marie Ingham
Medium and MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Subject and Association DescriptionBill Matthews served in the Militia and then enlisted on 2 March, 1942, with the rank of Sapper in the 16 Australian Small Ships Company that helped with troop landings and which was based in Queensland and the Islands. Bill was a deckhand and driver. He received the Pacific Star and was demobilized on 7.12.1945. Bill, who was very involved in the Molong community, died suddenly at the age of forty seven in 1971.
Dedicated to William James Matthews
Service: Small Ships Company WW2
Service Number: NX179270
Date of Birth: 23 August 1923
Place of Birth: Orange, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 2 March 1942
Date of Death: 2 August 1971
Rank: Gunner
Date of Discharge:
7 December 1945