John McArthur MATHIESON

Regimental number31519
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Mathieson, Cheviot, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPloegsteert Wood Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Jessie Mathieson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 June 1947
Age at death55
Place of burialOnerahi Cemetery, Whangarei
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 12