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MATHESON, Alexander Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 578 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bourke, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bourke, Bourke, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Aseiferiyeh, Palestine, 19 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Plot X11, Row C, Grave 12, Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bourke & District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 578, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 578, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 578, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 12th Light Horse Regiment, At Ferry Post | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 578, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 578 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald Matheson of Bourke, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Senior Cadets for about 4 years