MATHERS, Thomas
| Service Number: | 3502 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Special Memorial 6, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3502, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3502, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3502, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion, At Forvant | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3502, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Gas shell | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3502, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3502 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edwin and Rosanna Mathers of Chapman Street, Surry Hills, NSW previously of 89 Phelps Street, Surry Hills; brother of Alfred Edwin Mathers MM
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
20 September 1922 - Base Records wrote to Thomas father that a special cross with the words 'Believed to be buried in this cemetery, actual grave unknown' was erected in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Thomas MATHERS (Service Number 3502) was 26-years-old when he enlisted in September 1916. He had been born in Millers Point in the heart of Sydney. He gave his occupation sometimes as labourer but had been employed for some months in 1913-14 and again since March 1915 as a casual tram conductor in Sydney. He was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces in September 1916.
He embarked for overseas service in January 1917. He was promoted to Corporal and then Sergeant in 1917 before proceeding to France. Although he was clearly out of the country during the great strike of November 1917, his record card was marked, in red ink, that he had been ‘Loyal during strike 1917’.
He was disabled in a gas attack in April 1918 but was able to re-join his unit two months later. He was killed in action on 1st September 1918. A memorial cross was erected for him in Péronne Communal Cemetery Extension, reading ‘Believed to be buried in this Cemetery, actual grave unknown’.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.