Matheson, Christopher Norman

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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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1892

Matheson C.N. : Life.Birth 1892
1892

Birth 1892
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Early education at The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia
1916

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1916
1916

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1916
1916

Enlisted 6 Sep 1916
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Military service as Captain at France --, France
1919

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1919-02-01
1920

General Practitioner at Rockhampton -- Qld, Australia 1920
1925

Medical Practitioner at Queensland -- QLD, Australia 1925
1927

Medical Practitioner at Queensland -- QLD, Australia 1927
1954

Name removed from medical registration 1954 at New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Resident Medical Officer at Sydney -Sydney Hospital- NSW, Australia
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Appointed Government representative on the Board at Rockhampton Grammar School : Rockhampton [ QLD Australia ]
1975

Death in Rockhampton -- Qld, Australia 1975

Gender

Male

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Portrait of Dr Christopher Norman Matheson [ jpg ]

Reverse of portrait Dr Christopher Norman Matheson [ jpg ]

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