Sapper

George Stafford Matheson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Monica and the late George Stafford Matheson. Born at Dunedin. Served in Egypt, and on the Western Front, 1915-19.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/821
Name:
George Stafford Matheson
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Matheson (mother), 7 Oates Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pembroke, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
30 July 1919
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 29. Lot 5.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
George Stafford Matheson
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