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MATHESON, Colin John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA5468 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1945, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 October 1927 |
| Home Town: | Quorn, Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peters College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Heart failure, Mount Pleasant , South Australia, 19 April 2007, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham Cemetery, S.A. |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1945: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
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| 4 Jun 1945: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA5468 | |
| 27 May 1947: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment Colin (known as John) was working on Nilpena Station in the north of South Australia.
After the war he settled on his own property which he called Balmaccara and which was part of the Soldier Settlement Scheme in the Coles - Spence area in the Lower South East of South Australia