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Private Donald George Matheson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Matheson,
Donald George
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
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CWGC ID: 1571714
LAC ID:
203099
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