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David Ross Matthews 1915 - 1976

David Ross Matthews of Geelong Australia was born on July 22, 1915 in Geelong to Emily Sarah Ross and David Faulkner Matthews. David Matthews married Lorna Ash Matthews in 1938, and died at age 61 years old on August 7, 1976 in Mount Gravatt, Brisbane City County, QLD.

David Ross Matthews

Geelong Australia

July 22, 1915

Geelong, Australia

August 7, 1976

Mount Gravatt, Brisbane City County, QLD, 4122, Australia

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1915

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July 22, 1915

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Geelong Australia

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1976

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August 7, 1976

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Mount Gravatt, Brisbane City County, QLD 4122, Australia
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David Ross Matthews lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.

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In 1915, in the year that David Ross Matthews was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".

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In 1937, at the age of 22 years old, David was alive when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

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