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MATHESON, Archibald John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 647, 1317 |
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Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
Born: | Walhalla, Victoria, Australia, 15 December 1882 |
Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Walhalla State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Died: | Natural Causes, Coolgardie, Western Australia, 1 March 1972, aged 89 years |
Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 647, Mining Corps | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1317, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1317, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 647, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 647, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
10 Jul 1917: | Imprisoned POW at Dullman Camp Germany | |
27 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 647, Repatriated POW to Dover England | |
3 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 647, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
Personal Stories
Archie Matheson
Archie was born 15 December 1881 in Walhalla, Victoria.
The son of Annie (Wheeler), and John Matheson.
He attended Walhalla State School.
Was an apprentis butcher.
Married Agnes Burtt 1910 in Claremont, Western Australia.
Enlisted July 1915.Taken Prisoner of War, 1917
Submitted 24 July 2022 by Mrs M Pidgeon