Angus Matheson

Forenames

Angus AWMM

Surname

Matheson AWMM

Service number

WWI 24/512 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 24/512 AWMM

Military service

New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
Measles AWMM

Last rank

Rifleman AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

• Son of Mr. and Mrs A. Matheson, of Leigh, North Auckland.
  
  Next of Kin: Mr A. Matheson, Leigh, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
• Angus Matheson was a Farmer before he enlisted and he was born on 3 March 1894 as per his attestation.
  Public - Bronwyn Marie - Researcher - 28 April 2018 - https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/964801

Death

29 Jun 1915 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Sickness AWMM

Cemetery

Leigh Cemetery, Rodney District, New Zealand AWMM Third row back from the cliff edge AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21373650
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643223/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643223
  Further Reference

References

• The New Zealand Herald
  New Zealand Herald, 8 July 1915, p9. ["Camp Death Roll: ... in the majority of cases death was due to complications following measles."]
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.