Military service
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Son of Rev. John Matheson and Christy Ann Elizabeth Matheson,of Cornwall, Ontario. Enlisted March, 1915 in 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Gazetted to 11th Battalion East Surrey Regiment, September, 1915.
Brother of Private
John Renwick Matheson, who died during service with the Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment).
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
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Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
Source: McGill Daily October 1, 1917
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
Inscription to the memory of HOMER LINDSAY MATHESON on the family grave marker at St Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Dalhousie Mills, Ontario.
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Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
Attestation paper
Source: Library and Archives Canada.
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
Attestation Paper (Source Library and Archives Canada. Soldiers of the First World War)
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
Homer Lindsay Matheson's brother, John Renwick Matheson, was also killed in action during the First World Far. He was born on July 15, 1896, enlisted on June 6, 1916 and died on April 16, 1918. Inscription to the memory of JOHN RENWICK MATHESON on the family grave marker at St Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Dalhousie Mills, Ontario.
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
Another view of the Matheson Family Grave Marker at St Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, commemorating the parents of John Renwick Matheson and Homer Lindsay Matheson
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Homer Lindsay Matheson
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Source: McGill Daily October 1, 1917
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
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Inscription to the memory of HOMER LINDSAY MATHESON on the family grave marker at St Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Dalhousie Mills, Ontario.
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Attestation paper Source: Library and Archives Canada.
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Attestation Paper (Source Library and Archives Canada. Soldiers of the First World War)
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Homer Lindsay Matheson's brother, John Renwick Matheson, was also killed in action during the First World Far. He was born on July 15, 1896, enlisted on June 6, 1916 and died on April 16, 1918. Inscription to the memory of JOHN RENWICK MATHESON on the family grave marker at St Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Dalhousie Mills, Ontario.
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Another view of the Matheson Family Grave Marker at St Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, commemorating the parents of John Renwick Matheson and Homer Lindsay Matheson
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Somme, France
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