Regimental number | 701 |
Place of birth | Port Chalmers, New Zealand |
School | State School |
Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Australian Hotel, Ross Island, Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Elizabeth Beitch, 117 Liddell Street, Invercargill, New Zealand |
Previous military service | 1 year 72 days' Eastern Province Horse, South Africa; 1 year 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Mentioned twice in despatched for deeds of valour on the battle field in South Africa |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 17), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Sarah MATHIESON. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Missing, 25 April 1915. Court of Enquiry held in the field, France, 5 June 1916, declared killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MATHIESON Richard James |