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George Ernest Matthews
Australian Army 2/1st Battalion
from:Ashfield
My father was captured in Crete & was a prisoner of war at Stalag 3. He never spoke about it much but also never ever wanted to travel overseas once he arrived back in Australia. Dad has now passed away & I am only just learning the terrible suffering he endured, to the last minute of freedom, which was spent walking with the other prisoners on their long march of 200 miles a day, only to be rescued by the Red Army. My Dad, like all the other brave & humble men, are true heroes, whose stories & names must live on forever more so that their suffering was not in vain.

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