Neil McLeod Matheson was one of four brothers who served in WW1. Pat, as he was known, died after just three months on the Western Front. A railwayman, he is commemorated on rolls of honour in both Dunedin and Wellington stations. A page on this website tells more of his story.
I’ve updated the material on our website about Mathesons who served in the First World War. There are new pages on: Alexander Mathieson 46751 Alexander Duncan Mathieson 31520 Angus Neil Matheson 51407 Hugh Alexander Matheson 32868 William Matheson 27544 And updated pages on: Alexander George Matheson 15205 John McArthur Mathieson 31519 Much of this additional …
This Anzac Day sees a new section on the Clan Matheson New Zealand website about New Zealand Mathesons who served in the Second World War. Telling their stories is a large exercise, made difficult in part because the WW2 service personnel files have not yet been digitised, unlike those from WW1. To kick this project …
We know of 80 Mathesons who went overseas from New Zealand to fight in the First World War. They’re listed on our website, and you can now follow links from 25 of the 80 entries to find out more about some individuals. In passing I’ve written accounts of four Mathesons who served in other countries’ armed …
I’ve discovered two more publications about Mathesons in New Zealand, and profiled them on the Clan Matheson website. By ‘Chance’ to Victoria is, despite the title, more about New Zealand than Australia. It recounts the stories of the families of John and Elizabeth Matheson and Christopher and Ann McRae. The Paparimu Matheson family tree details …
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The Onward Project seeks to locate and publish a photograph of every member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who served overseas during the First World War of 1914-1918. Each image is captioned with the name and service number of the individual, plus a reference to the source of the photo. Three volumes in the …
I’ve updated the article on the Strathtaieri pipe band, and included a new photo.
After Lake Matheson on the West Coast, Mathesons Bay near Leigh north of Auckland may be the best-known Matheson place name in New Zealand. You can read more here about who this attractive bay was named after; hard-working, brave settlers.
There’s a brief update to our page of further information about Mathesons and Mathiesons who served in the First World War. Kenneth Mathieson (listed third from the end) had lived in New Zealand and was popular in his local community. He died in the early stages of the war while serving with a British regiment. …
Thanks to the sleuthing efforts of Zelda Matheson, and the resources of the Westport Genealogy and History Group, another mystery has been solved. I couldn’t work out why T A Mathieson was commemorated on the Granity war memorial on the West Coast, yet I could find out nothing about him on the Cenotaph database or …
