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George MATHESON

Regimental number467
Place of birthArgyleshire, Scotland
SchoolCamberwell State School, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia3
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBowen Street, Camberwell, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, H Matheson, Bowen Street, Camberwell, Victoria
Enlistment date6 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 2, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/7/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll467A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Machine Gun Company
FateDied of wounds 2 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death33.11
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row A, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
178
Family/military connectionsBrother served.

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