Myles Gibbons Matheson Unknown date of birth - Died 27 November 1941 PDF Print Share Key details Contribute › Service number9797 AWMM Also known as ForceArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM20 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMyles Gibbons AWMM SurnameMatheson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number9797 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Occupation before enlistmentWW2 Surfaceman AWMM Post war occupation Address before enlistmentUnknown New Zealand Railways Otautau, New Zealand AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMr. E. Matheson (father), G.P.O. Box, Otautau, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 05 Jan 1940 Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaigns ForceArmy AWMM Service number9797 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Miilitary decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training EnlistmentWW2 Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand AWMM Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Dunera AWMMPrivate AWMM; 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM; 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM20 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Myles Matheson was the son of Ewan Matheson and of Mary Lyon Matheson (nee Mirrielees), of Otautau, Southland, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Age at death40 AWMM Date of death27 November 1941 AWMM Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Place of deathWestern Desert, North Africa, Africa AWMM Death notesWestern Desert AWMM Cemetery nameKnightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM Grave reference14. H. 7. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Obituary Roll of Honour Remember Myles Gibbons Matheson by laying a poppy. Kenneth Murdoch Matheson Leslie Matheson Myles Gibbons Matheson Neil Matheson Neil McLeod Matheson Lay a poppy for 2016 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Myles Gibbons Matheson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission.http://www.cwgc.orgSources UsedPringle, D., Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copyhttp://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-20Ba.htmlSources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMMWW2 1: WW2 122 AWMM Seen an error on this page? Tell us about it.