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Born: 22 April 1891
Died: 26 December 1963
Thomas Mathers 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.
Source: Book of Remembrance, University of Sydney
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- MATHERS Thomas : Service Number - 13812 : Place of Birth - Glasgow Scotland : Place of Enlistment - Liverpool NSW : Next of Kin - (Mother) MATHERS Margaret (NAA file)
- MATHERS, THE REVEREND THOMAS: Book of Remembrance, University of Sydney (webpage)
- Group portrait of Australian Medical Corps Orderly Room Staff at the Field Hospital. (webpage)
- Thomas Mathers (photograph)
- Commemorations
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- MATHERS T. W. on the East Face of the Mosman War Memorial
- Mathers, T. on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour
- Mathers, T.W. on the Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church Mosman Roll of Honour