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MATHESON, George Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1971 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eastern Road State School, South Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1971, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1971, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1971, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 4 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 1971, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1971 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Ada Matheson of 76 Albert Road, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia; his brother John Alexander Matheson was also Killed in Action
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of death was the Messines