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Clarence George MATHIESON

Regimental number3084
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMaltster
Address131 Cubitt Street, South Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 5.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Mathieson, 131 Cubitt Street, Richmond, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of eyesight)
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3084A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records16
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Charlotte MATHIESON
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3085 Sergeant Frederick William MATHIESON, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 29 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916.

Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916.

Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 1730903: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MATHIESON Clarence George
Red Cross File No 1730903

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