Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Lionel Matthews/archive1
Congratulations, and please check back at the end of June for the blurbs. - Dank (push to talk) 12:45, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
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Lionel Matthews (15 August 1912 – 2 March 1944) was an Australian Army officer during World War II who was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest non-combat award for heroism for members of the Australian armed forces at the time. Matthews served in the 27th Brigade during the Malayan Campaign and at the surrender of Singapore in 1942 became a prisoner-of-war (POW). He was awarded the Military Cross for courage, energy and ability under fire during this fighting. At Sandakan POW camp Matthews established an intelligence network, collecting information, weapons, medical supplies and radio parts, and making contact with organisations outside the camp. The group was betrayed, and Matthews was arrested, beaten, tortured and starved. He refused to provide any information, and was executed by firing squad. After the war he was awarded the George Cross in recognition of his gallant and distinguished services while in Japanese hands. (Full article...)
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Hi Peacemaker67 and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:38, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Gog! That is looking very good. I will review and tweak as necessary when I put it up (March next year for the anniversary of his execution). Thanks again, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 10:29, 31 May 2020 (UTC)