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James Weir Matheson

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 52), Page: 34 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 52), Page: 34 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Weir AWMM
  • Surname
    Matheson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 36874 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - John - Direct descendant - 16 April 2018 - Family History

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 March 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    25th March 1892 Public - John - Direct descendant - 16 April 2018 - Family history
  • Place of birth
    Woodlands Public - John - Direct descendant - 16 April 2018 - Family history
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Leet Street, Invercargill, Southland Public - John - Direct descendant - 16 April 2018 - Family history
  • Post war occupation
    Clark, Dalgety & Coy Public - John - Direct descendant - 16 April 2018 - Family history
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • John Matheson (father), Kennington, Southland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Margaret Matheson (Mother)
      Thomas Matheson (Brother) Kill at Messines on the 7th of August 1917
      George Matheson (Brother)
      Alice Matheson (Sister) Public - John - Direct descendant - 16 April 2018 - Family history
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 36874 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Matheson was the son of John and Margaret Nicholson Matheson, of 5 Princes St., Invercargill, New Zealand. Native of Kennington, Southland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 October 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
23 October 2020AllanRotoruaResearcher
16 April 2018JohnQueenstown, New ZealandDirect descendant

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