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Matheson, Daniel WilliamPhoto Credit: Ben Whiting |
Title | Chief Petty Officer Stoker (RNCVR) |
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Official Number | VR-5407 |
Birth | 10/01/1885 | Death | 16/10/1969 |
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Place | Victoria Co. | Place | New Westminster |
Area | NS | Area | BC |
Country | Canada | Country | Canada |
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Biography |
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He was a dredge operator at the time of his recruitment into the navy. He was declared as 'essential service' as the Engineer on the Fraser River dredge King Edward VII. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Stoker RNCVR during the First World War. He was appointed as a chief Petty Officer RNCVR. He served in HMCS Rainbow. (He was demobilized 1918). |
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References |
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http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=15196&; |
Last update |
2021-10-26 00:00:00 |