MATHIESON, Richard James
Service Number: | 701 |
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Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Port Chalmers, New Zealand, 1877 |
Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
Schooling: | State School, New Zealand |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 701, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 701, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 701, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 27 years
At the time of enlistment his residential address was Australian Hotel, Ross Island, Townsville, QLD
Son of Thomas and Sarah Jane Mathieson. Next of kin given as his sister Elizabeth Veitch of 117 Liddell Street, Invercargill, NZ. Also brother of James Mathieson of Auckland, NZ
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previous military service included with Eastern Province Horse, South Africa and 12 months with the 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen