English Māori Sydney Edward Charles Mathiesen Born 24 January 1890 - Died 10 March 1977 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 4/2195 AWMM Also known asMathieson AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Wireless Troop AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 24 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesSydney Edward Charles AWMM SurnameMathiesen AWMM Ingoa Also known asMathieson AWMM Service numberWWI 4/2195 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth24 January 1890 AWMM Remuera, Auckland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Ann Maria Mathiesen (mother), Mamie Street, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 4 March 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 4/2195 AWMM Military serviceAuckland Rifles AWMM Signal Service Depot, Poona 1917 AWMM Wireless Signal Squadron AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 15 January 1916 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Telegraph engineer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 04 Mar 1916-8 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 47 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Wireless Troop AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 6 inches AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Malaria 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Jaundice 1916 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 23 April 1919 AWMM No longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service: malaria AWMM Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Wireless Troop AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Posted as sapper to Trentham 28 January 1916Embarked from Wellington, Colombo, Bombay disembarked Basrah 16 April 1916Signal Service Depot, Poona 1917Wireless Signal Squadron, Baghdad 4 January 1918Service in France July 1918, marched into Abbeville 6 September 1918Leave to UK 13 September 1918 until 27 September 1918Marched into Etaples from 17 October 1918Returned to NZ ex Liverpool on the Ajana 7 February 1919 after 3 years 23 days overseasPunished for presenting a rusty rifle on inspection 1917Surname appears as Mathiesen in Nominal Rolls, as Mathieson in Archives New Zealand AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death10 March 1977 AWMM Mount Albert, Auckland AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRemuera Primary School World War One Gates 1914-1918, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050 AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Sydney Edward Charles Mathiesen by laying a poppy. Thomas Foster Mathie William Edward Mathie Sydney Edward Charles Mathiesen Albert Edward George Mathieson Albert Neil Downie Mathieson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Sydney Edward Charles Mathiesen Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksArchives New Zealand. http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21373761 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 26: 24 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
