MATHESON, Angus

1894 - 1915  (21 years)

• Name	MATHESON, Angus
  Birth	04 Mar 1894	Omaha   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1909  [2]
  	It may have been him who is noted as enrolled at AGS.
  Reference Number	204
  Death	29 Jun 1915	Trentham.   [3, 4, 5]
  	# 25/512 From CS Clarke's Diary, 29 June 1915: "I heard in the evening that Angus Matheson Alec Mathesons eldest son had died at 1pm to day in a Wellington Hospital, he was in training in Trentham Camp for the expeditionary force."
  Burial	3 Jul 1915	Leigh Cemetery
  	From CS Clarke's Diary 3 July 1915: "Angus Matheson was buried in this cemetery at 1.30pm. The authorities gave him a military funeral and the local territorials assembled in their uniforms under sergeant major B. The coffin was covered with the union jack and a volley was fired over the grave. Mr Macpherson conducted the funeral service. Minnie & I attended and we made a nice floral cross." 4 July 1915: "Mr Woods, Minnie & I went down to the Hall in the morning. Mr Macpherson (Presbyterian) conducted a funeral service for the late Angus Matheson, Mr Ashworth presided at the organ and played the dead march."
  Person ID	I204	Main Tree | Descendant of Angus Matheson
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	MATHESON, Alexander,   b. 09 May 1856   d. 25 Apr 1926, At his residence, Goat Island, Omaha of cancer (Age 69 years)
  Mother	HASKELL, Mary Anne,   b. 6 Feb 1862   d. 11 May 1938, Auckland (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1893  [6]
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  'Died', Gertie's note. Died aet. 21 (Leigh cemetery xerox). Died perhaps of pneumonia [7] There is an Angus Matheson killed in action in France: #44132 of CIR (Canterbury Infantry Regiment). [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Register. [S320] Rogers, Frank, Rogers, Index, p 105, Z 373.9511 A891. [S31] Leigh cemetery. Xerox. [S299] McKenzie, Gael Fares Forth, 2e, (1942), p. 261 for place of death. [S373] NZ Roll of Honour, s.v died in New Zealand, SS 940.3 N5. [S186] Spick, Hazel. Family Bible. [S253] Ms notes, Conversation, 000514. [S373] NZ Roll of Honour, s.v. Matheson, SS 940.3 N5.