There’s been a lot of response to the two articles on this website about Mathesons who served overseas and in New Zealand during the First World War. People have written in with further information about some of these men, and sent photographs. I’ve managed to track down contemporary photos of many of those listed, and have […]
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I’ve added a fifth title to the article listing family stories of New Zealand Mathesons. ‘Fac et spera — do and hope — the Mathesons of Fourpenny’ traces the Scottish origins of the author Monica Kidd (nee Matheson), who was once the genealogist for the New Zealand branch of the Clan Matheson Society. Monica’s account details
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An article on this website lists the 81 Mathesons (including those with similar names) from New Zealand who I’ve found to have served overseas during the First World War. I’ve now researched those who joined the army but did not leave these shores, and discovered 22 more. Their story shows an army increasingly desperate for soldiers,
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