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Military service
Age:
26
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
Division:
44th Bn.
Death:
August 10, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. F. 12
Additional information
Son of George and Emma Matheson of Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Gordon Mcmichael Matheson
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Honour Roll
"University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921. -
Memorial Plaque
Memorial Plaque located inside the 48th Highlanders Museum. The museum is located in the basement of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, King Street West at Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario. -
48th Highlanders Museum
Entrance to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and to the 48th Highlanders Museum on King Street in Toronto -
Photo of Gordon Matheson
Torontonensis 1913 (University of Toronto Year Book), pg. 307. Caption: TRINITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM, 1912. G. M. Matheson, Captain. -
The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury
The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario. -
Plaque
Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario. -
Roll of Honour
War Memorial dedicated to the members of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church who lost their lives in the first and second World Wars. Located on the grounds of the church at 70 James Street South in Hamilton, Ontario. -
Inscription
Detail of the first World War names on the front of the War Memorial. -
Roll of Honour
The Honour Rolls for church members who died as a result of their military service during World War One and Two are contained within a carved wooden stand. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario -
Photo of Gordon Matheson
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
Photo of Gordon Matheson
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
Grave Marker
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial
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Memorial
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gordon Mcmichael Matheson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gordon Mcmichael Matheson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gordon Mcmichael Matheson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 468 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
Rosieres is a village about 32 kilometres east of Amiens and 7.5 kilometres south of the main road from Amiens to St Quentin. From Peronne take the N17 towards Roye. Travel for approximately 7 kilometres to Villers Carlonne then turn right towards Amiens on the N29. Travel for 13 kilometres then turn left on the D329 towards Rosieres, then take the D28 towards Caix. Follow the signs for the communal cemetery which is situated on the northern side of the village.
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