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Private Donald George Matheson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1882-02-07
Place of birth: Gladstone Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Norman Matheson (father,) Basswood, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Grain Buyer
Address: Basswood, Manitoba
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 234249
Highest Rank: Private (78th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack West of Vimy

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1571714
LAC ID: 203099
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6031-S016
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-09