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MATHESON, Duncan Sinclair
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7626 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Metcalfe, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Metcalfe School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Bayonvillers, France, 10 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 14/18, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Metcalfe War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7626, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 7626, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 7626, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7626, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Multiple SW. Evacuated to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance however died of wounds 10 August 1918. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Duncan Sinclair Matheson is also remembered on the Metcalfe School Honour Roll and the Metcalfe War Memorial, Vic.
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Evacuated to 2nd AFA at Bayonvillers where he died of wounds the next day 10 August 1918