ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY CEMETERY
AND WAR MEMORIAL
Private N. Matthews,
3rd Battalion, South African Infantry, executed for murder 03/04/1916 Two interesting facts about this soldier. Even though he was serving in the South African Army, he was to be the only Australian to be executed. He was also the only soldier in WW1 who was hung for his crime, and not executed by firing squad. |
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