Matheson, Christopher Norman
Person: id 3523
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USyd
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World War I
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Matheson
Given name(s)
Christopher Norman
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C.N.
Gender
Male
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Tertiary education
Military service
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Matheson C.N. : Resident Medical Officer - Sydney Hospital @ Sydney Hospital : Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Matheson C.N. : General Practitioner 1920 - Private Practice @ Rockhampton [ Qld Australia ]Matheson C.N. : Medical Practitioner 1925 - @ Queensland [ QLD Australia ]Matheson C.N. : Medical Practitioner 1927 - @ Queensland [ QLD Australia ]
Other events
Matheson C.N. : Life.Birth 1892Matheson C.N. : Military and health.Enlisted 6 Sep 1916Matheson C.N. : Specific terms.Appointed Government representative on the Board - @ Rockhampton Grammar School : Rockhampton [ QLD Australia ]Matheson C.N. : Specific terms.Name removed from medical registration 1954 - @ New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
M.C., M.B., Ch.M. : Captain, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 6th September, 1916, and sailing 19th December, served at No. 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, from 6th August, 1917, till 29th September. Then was with 7th Australian Field Ambulance, as R.M.O. 25th Battn. in October and November, and of 27th from 19th November until after the Armistice, being in the Messines sector during the winter of 1917-18 and then on the Somme from Corbie to Montbrehain. Returned in January, 1920, after three months' non-military employment. Awarded M.C.* and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at The Scots College. * In an attack east of Mont St. Quentin on 2nd September, 1918, he pushed forward behind the first waves, attending the wounded under heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Later, he established a forward post, and through his gallantry and his untiring exertion he saved many lives.
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WWI
Yes
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BOR Archives File
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Source Details text
SUU 08/04/1943
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