Mathers, Thomas

 Person: id 3521
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USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Mathers
Given name(s)
Thomas
Initials
T.
Honorific
The Reverend
Gender
Male
Start date
1920
Combined start dates
1920
Survived
Survived WWI
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B.A. : Private, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 2nd September, 1915, and sailing 29th March, 1916, on hospital ship  Kanowna  to Egypt, joined 8th Australian Field Ambulance at Estaires (via England) 16th August and remained with it until demobilisation, serving as stretcher bearer at Armentieres, Bapaume, Bullecourt and Ypres, being gassed at Polygon Wood 29th September, 1917. On recovery in November was at Messines, Amiens, Villers-Bretonneux and Bellicourt till September, 1918, although gassed at Villers-Bretonneux 30th April. Was invalided to No. 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, in November, rejoining unit at Christmas and doing hospital duty at Sars-Poteries and Erquilines for three months. Early education in Glasgow and at Mosman and Annandale Public Schools. Later at St. Andrew's College.
USyd residential college
St. Andrew's College, University of Sydney
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