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MATHESON, Duncan
(Service number 47348)

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First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	28/08/1874	Place of Birth	Scotland

Enlistment Information

Date	20 April 1917	Age	45 years 5 months
Address at Enlistment	Holme Station, Timaru
Occupation	Shepherd
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Miss C. MENZIES (friend), Edward Street, Waimate
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 168 lbs. Chest measurement 38-40½ inches. Complexion dark. Eyes brown. Hair brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated (left arm). Good bodily & mental health. Slight defect(s) but not sufficient to cause rejection. No fits. Illness - sunstroke 7 years ago, laid up 7 months. Fit. Class A..

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Biographical Notes

Duncan Matheson was born in Scotland, the son of Duncan and Christina Matheson. He came to New Zealand about 1905. When he enlisted in 1917, he was working as a shepherd for elworthy at Holme Station.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5549 0079088) [07 September 2016]; Timaru Herald, 15 December 1916 (Papers Past) [06 September 2016]

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