Mathers, Thomas

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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.

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1891

Birth in Motherwell --, Scotland 16 April 1891
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Early education at Annandale Public School, Annandale, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Unknown school, Glasgow, Scotland
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Early education at Mosman Public School, Mosman, NSW, Australia
1897

Emigrated 1897 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1915

Enlisted 2 Sep 1915
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Military service as Private at France --, France
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1923

Married 21 Nov 1923 at St Stephen's Church : Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
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Mathers, William Melrose
1963

Death in Nelson --, New Zealand 26 December 1963

Gender

Male

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Thomas Mather's diaries 1915-1918 [ JPG ]

Faceplate of Thomas Mather's 1916 diary [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' diary entry for 12 October 1916. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' diary entry for 13 October 1916. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' diary entries for 1-2 January 1917. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' diary entry for 18 September 1917. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' diary entry for 1 January 1918. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Faceplate to Thomas Mathers' 1919 diary. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' Army discharge papers. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Portrait of Thomas Mathers taken in France, 1917. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Reverse side of Thomas Mathers' discharge papers. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' War Medals. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' War Medals - reverse side. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

Thomas Mathers' University Medals. Courtesy: Mathers family. [ JPG ]

Faceplate of Thomas Mathers' 1919 diary. Courtesy: Mathers family [ JPG ]

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