MATTSON, Alexander Eric
| Service Number: | 1384 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Toora, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Welshpool, Vic., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mentone, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Memorials: | Toora & District Roll of Honour, Toora School No 2253 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1384, 14th Infantry Battalion, Toora, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1384, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1384, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
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Military Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near VILLERS BRETONNEUX on 4th May, 1918. During the afternoon of 4th May, 1917, the enemy put down an intense barrage of all calibres o n the area in which the Battalion cookers were placed. These two soldiers [MATTSON and 62 B. HARDNER] at once unyoked their teams from their water carts, which were some little distance away, and proceeded to the spot. The hitching up was done under the greatest difficulty, and during the operation three wheels of one cooker and the under carriage of the other were damaged by the shells. Owing to the utter disregard for danger and the cool patient management of restive horses by these drivers, the vehicles were ultimately pulled out to a place of safety, and the evening meal for their comrades in the trenches ensured.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919