MATHESON, Dugald George
(Service number 3/1278)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28/09/1888 | Place of Birth | Springfield |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of Sanatorium, Rotorua | ||
| Occupation | Doctor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Agnes MATHESON (mother), Wai-iti Road, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 11 October 1935 | Age | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Dugald George MATHESON was the son of John and Agnes (nee SEAY) MATHESON, of Simons Pass Station in the Mackenzie Country. Their town house was Tignafeile House in Wai-iti Road, Timaru. Dugald was a doctor. He achieved the highest marks in New Zealand in his medical examination. He retired to "Roseneath" near Kurow in North Otago, which property included coal mines. His wife, Mary, died in 1930 in the collapse of one of those mines.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [09 October 2014]
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