Albert Matson

Born 9.06.1884       Place Waasa, Finland     Ethnic origin Finn      Religion Lutheran

Father Matson, Mathias Joyra        Mother -

Residence before arrival at Australia after Finland was 8 years in USA sailing on American ships on American coast, Hawaiian, South American and Fijian Islands

Arrived at Australia

            from London       on 12.10.1915       per Benalla      disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Sydney

Occupation 1915 seaman, 1940 casual worker, a licensed dealer

Service

service number 342   enlisted 16.10.1915   POE Holsworthy, NSW

unit 1st Tunnelling Company   rank Sapper

place Western Front, 1916-1919

final fate RTA 20.04.1919       discharged 26.07.1919

Naturalisation 1940

Residence after the war Sydney

Wife Linda Matson (née Moore Schneider), married in 1923

WWII served 1942, 11th GB

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised WWI service records (NAA)

WWII service records (NAA)

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