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MAARUFF BIN SHALID, Lance Sergeant, WX41467. A.I.F. "Z" Special Unit. Australian Infantry. 3rd July 1945. Age 21. Son of Shalid bin Fakil and Halimah Maaruff, of Ulu Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor. F. 7.
MACKAY, Private, FERGUS JAMES, QX14716. A.I.F. 2/26 Bn. Australian Infantry. 8th November 1942. Age 35. Son of Bernard Joseph and Isabella Mackay, of Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia. 10. D. 7.
MACKAY, Signalman, THEODORE RUTLAND BRYDON, QX15656. A.I.F. 8 Div. Sigs. Australian Corps of Signals. 11th May 1943. Age 32. (Served as MACKENZIE, D.S.). Son of Louis Brydon Mackay and Ystelyvera Margaret Rees Mackay, of Point Piper, New South Wales, Australia. P. A. 1.
MACKENZIE, Corporal, ALAN SHEPPARD, 80027. 4th (Malacca Volunteer Corps) Bn. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. 23rd March 1945. Age 39. Son of Dr. William Cossar Mackenzie and Mary Ann Sheppard Mackenzie. L. D. 10.
MACKENZIE, Signalman, D S, QX15656. ALIAS. 11th May 1943. See MACKAY, T.R.B., the true family name.
MACKETT, Gunner, GEORGE WILLIAM, 764864. 78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 31st July 1945. Age 38. L. C. 13.
MACKEY, Corporal, JOHN BERNARD, V C, NX20317. A.I.F. 2/3 Pnr. Bn. Australian Infantry. 12th May 1945. Age 25. Son of Stanley and Bridget Catherine Mackey, of Camberwell, Victoria, Australia. 27. C. 9. The following details are given in the London Gazette of 10th November, 1945 - In an attack at Tarakan, Borneo, on 12th May, 1945 Corporal Mackey was in charge of a section of the 2nd/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion. The section came under fire from three well sited enemy positions. Corporal Mackey charged the first of three machine gun positions that were holding up his platoon's advance and bayonetted one gunner and then killed the crew of a second gun with grenades. Changing his rifle for a sub-machine-gun he attacked the second machine-gun position. He was killed but not before he had killed two more of the enemy. By his exceptional bravery and complete disregard for his own life Corporal Mackey was largely responsible for the killing of seven Japanese and the elimination of two machine-gun posts, which enabled his platoon to gain its objective, from which the company continued to engage the enemy. His fearless action and outstanding courage were an inspiration to the whole battalion.
MACKIE, Private, WILLIAM ERIC, QX53816. A.I.F. 2/23 Bn. Australian Infantry. 3rd May 1945. Age 20. Son of Ralph Eric and Hilda Mackie, of Valley, Queensland, Australia. 29. D. 1.
MADDOX, Driver, FRANK, 3662438. Royal Army Service Corps. 17th June 1945. Age 37. Son of Ernest and Ada Maddox, of Hulme, Manchester; husband of Florence Maddox, of Hulme. R. D. 13.
MAGUIRE, Gunner, CHRISTOPHER, 1543181. 69 Bty., 21 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 26th April 1945. Age 43. Son of William and Mary Maguire, of Liverpool; husband of Mary Maguire, of Liverpool. T. B. 12.
MAGUIRE, Private, WILLIAM HENRY, NX31743. A.I.F. 2/3 Pnr. Bn. Australian Infantry. 6th May 1945. Age 33. Son of William and Ethel Annie Maguire, of Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. 27. A. 3.
MAHER, Lance Corporal, ALEXANDER STEWART, Mentioned in Despatches, NX56486. A.I.F. 2/15 Field Coy. Royal Australian Engineers. 7th July 1945. Age 39. Son of Robert James Maher and Ivy Gertrude Maher; husband of Lillian Alice Maher, of Forbes, New South Wales, Australia. B. B. 12.
MAHOMED SARIF, Corporal, WX36795. A.I.F. "Z" Special Unit. Australian Infantry. 3rd July 1945. Age 30. Son of Manafbit Yusoff and Sinah, of Singapore. F. 8.
MAITLAND, Leading Aircraftman, THOMAS, 1051577. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 3rd February 1945. Age 31. Son of Thomas Wilson Maitland, and of Jane Maitland (nee Walton); husband of Moira Ashmore Maitland (nee Wilson), of Castleside, Co. Durham. S. A. 16.
MAJOR, Lance Corporal, HENRY ALFRED, 2327754. Singapore Fortress Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 8th July 1945. Age 26. Son of Sydney A. Major and Emma E. Major, of Fulham, London. R. D. 6.
MANNERS, Gunner, CLAUDE, 1700210. 78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 10th December 1944. Age 37. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Manners, of Nottingham. P. C. 2.
MANSFIELD, Trooper, ALBERT DOUGLAS, TX8710. A.I.F. 2/9 Armd. Regt. Australian Armoured Corps. 2nd May 1945. Age 24. Son of William Arthur and Margaret Mansfield, of Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia. 24. C. 4.
MARCHMONT, Lieutenant, ARNOLD GUY, 123478. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 21st May 1945. P. B. 9.
MARJERAM, Lance Corporal, DANIEL FREDERICK, 2821202. Corps of Military Police. 21st September 1945. Age 29. Son of Daniel and Annie Marjeram, of Brixton Hill, London. D. B. 15.
MARRIOTT, Gunner, EDWARD JAMES, 1700153. 78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 4th July 1945. Age 29. Son of Isaac and Susanna Marriott; husband of Gladys Maisie Marriott, of Old Lenton, Nottingham. S. D. 10. (For further information click on the Name)
MARSH, Private, CHARLES KEITH, NX44954. A.I.F. 2/9 Bn. Australian Infantry. 8th November 1944. Age 29. Son of David Francis and Jane Ann Marsh, of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. N. A. 10.
MARSHALL, Corporal, DONALD, 7633046. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. 25th March 1943. Age 27. Son of Leonard and Harriet Marshall, of Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Mary Ann Marshall, of Meanwood, Leeds. T. B. 13.
MARSHALL, Private, GEOFFREY, 10557862. 20 Base Ordnance Depot. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 2nd July 1945. Age 24. Son of John and Fanny Marshall, of Lancaster. M. C. 12.
MARSHALL, Private, LESLIE FRANCIS, VX38181. A.I.F. Australian Headquarters. 5th November 1942. Age 27. Son of Netius Godfrey Lamont Marshall and Violet Maud Marshall; husband of Veronica Marshall, of Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia. R. A. 12.
MARTIN, Sergeant, ALBERT LINDSAY, TX5557. A.I.F. 2/43 Bn. Australian Infantry. 28th June 1945. Age 25. Son of Isaac and Alma Susan Martin, of Harford, Tasmania, Australia. B. B. 9.
MARTIN, Gunner, GEORGE, 963862. 122 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 11th September 1945. Age 28. Son of George and Louisa Martin; husband of Lilian Gregory Martin, of New Farnley, Yorkshire. L. C. 2.
MARTIN, Corporal, LEONARD REID, QX28977. A.I.F. 2/31 Bn. Australian Infantry. 10th July 1945. Age 28. Son of Ernest and Nina Margaret Martin; husband of Freda Ronald Martin, of Clayfield, Queensland, Australia. 6. D. 12.
MARTIN, Corporal, MAXWELL FRANCIS JOHN, SX6216. A.I.F. 8 Div. Amn. Sub.-Pk. Australian Army Service Corps. 4th October 1943. Age 29. Son of Francis James Martin and Charlotte Jane Martin, of Evandale, South Australia. P. AA. 15.
MARXSON, Private, HARRY JOHN, QX58143. A.I.F. 2/25 Bn. Australian Infantry. 6th July 1945. Age 19. Son of Henry August Marxson and Marion Ada Marxson, of Northgate, Queensland, Australia. 13. C. 2.
MASLIN, Private, ROBERT GRAHAM, WX31481. A.I.F. 2/23 Bn. Australian Infantry. 4th June 1945. Age 22. Son of Robert Graham Maslin and Lila Agnes Maslin, of Maylands, Western Australia. 27. B. 2.
MASTERS, Bombardier, ERNEST EDWIN, 1595230. 78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 3rd August 1945. Age 34. Son of Edwin and Rosette Masters, of Benover, Kent; husband of Marie Barker Masters, of Haverah Park, Yorkshire. Q. E. 14.
MASTERS, Private, ERNEST WILLIAM, QX26890. A.I.F. 2/14 Bn. Australian Infantry. 7th July 1945. Age 23. Son of William James Masters and Jessie Wilson Masters, of Kedron, Queensland Australia. 6. B. 3.
MATTHEW, Lance Corporal, GEORGE, 2876443. Intelligence Corps. 5th February 1943. Age 31. J. B. 14.
MATTHEWS, Driver, GEORGE, T/156992. Royal Army Service Corps attd Royal Artillery. 14th September 1944. Age 27. Son of Edward Charles and Ellen Matthews, of St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Q. B. 5.
MATTHEWS, Captain, LIONEL COLIN, G C, M C, VX24597. A.I.F. 8 Div. Sigs. Australian Corps of Signals. 2nd March 1944. Age 31. Son of Edgar Roy Matthews and Anne Elizabeth Matthews; husband of Myrtle Matthews, of Marryatville, South Australia. J. B. 15. The following particulars are given in the London Gazette of 25th November, 1947: "The King has been graciously pleased, on the advice of His Majesty's Australian Ministers, to approve the posthumous award of the George Cross, in recognition of gallant and distiguished services whilst a prisoner of war in Japanese hands."
Captain Matthews was taken as a prinsoner of the Japanese at Changi and subsequently sent to Borneo with a work party. Soon after arrival he began to organise and equippe the so-called "British North Borneo Armed Constabulary" to be held ready for uprising in the event of an Allied landing. He concerned himself with many "underground" activities and arranged supplies of medicines into prisoner-of-war camps and ran a radio news service. He was in contact with the Philipines guerrilla forces and organised escape parties, with which he himself could well have escaped. He was arrested and subjected to starvation and torture in an attempt to make him betray his contacts but made no implications. He was eventually executed by the Japanese for his brave actions.
MATTHEWS, Bombardier, THOMAS, 11052535. 242 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 27th November 1944. Age 23. Son of James and Sarah Matthews, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. S. A. 8.
MAWHINNEY, Private, GEOFFREY WILLIAM, NX167654. A.I.F. 2/24 Bn. Australian Infantry. 4th May 1945. Age 21. Son of William Andrew and Lina Ethel Mawhinney; husband of Noreen Mawhinney, of Tucabia, New South Wales, Australia. 15. B. 16.
MAYES, Gunner, GEORGE HENRY, 1643440. 3 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 9th August 1944. Age 32. J. B. 16.
MAYNARD, Private, ANTHONY WHITE, 7639038. 77 H.A.A. Regt. Workshops. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 10th September 1945. Age 27. Son of Stanley Cottice Maynard and Mabel Maynard; nephew of Mrs. M. White, of Fawley Green, Buckinghamshire. T. B. 14.
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