MATHIAS, Owen
(Service number 7/1319)
| First Rank | Sargeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 October 1888 | Place of Birth | Southbridge, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 26 May 1915 | Age | 26 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Dargaville, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Bank Clerk, Union Bank of Australia Wellington | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Waitaki High School Cadets, Dargaville Rifle Club, Dargaville Defence Rifles. | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Lewis Mathias (Father) P.O.Box 191,Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916-17-18, Balkan Mudros 1915 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 March 1918 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | Palestine | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria. Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mr Lewis and Mrs Edith Caroline Mathias, P.O.Box 191, Timaru, New Zealand. Owen's father was a farmer. Brother of Ada Mary born 1884, Annie Catherine born 1885, Helen born 1886, Owen born 1889 and perhaps Charles Lawes.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); Archways (Oct 2013); CWGC (Oct 2013); NZ War Graves (Oct 2013); NZBDM1887/7372
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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