| Regimental number | 36874 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Woodlands |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.5 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Matheson, Kennington, Southland |
| Previous military service | Served in the high school cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret Nicholson Matheson, 5 Princes Street, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Reverted to the ranks, 28 April 1917. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 28 May 1917; relinquished appointment as Temporary Corporal, 18 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to C Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21373683 |