Albert Matson
Born 9.06.1884
Place Vaasa, Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Lutheran
Father Mathias Toyna Matson
Mother Maria
Family
Wife Linda Matson (née Moore Schneider), married in 1923
Residence before arrival at Australia After leaving Finland was in the USA for 8 years sailing on American ships on US 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, 1943 seaman
Service 1 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
Service 2 (WWII)
service number N388859
enlisted 1942
POE Paddington, NSW
unit 11th GB
discharged 1942
Naturalisation 1940
Residence after the war Sydney
Died 1948 REdfern, Sydney
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised WWI service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry 1 2 (AWM)
Alien registration (NAA)
WWII service records (NAA)