Trooper

Alexander Donald Matheson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Annie Matheson, of Ballone, Boath, Alness, Ross-shire, Scotland. Born in Scotland. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, at Gallipoli, and on the Western Front.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1098
Name:
Alexander Donald Matheson
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Matheson (mother), Booth Alness Post-office, Ross-shire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Stoneyhurst, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Mounted Machine Gun Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed on active service
Date of Death:
09 May 1919
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 1J. Lot 71.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Alexander Donald Matheson
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