Language selection


Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Harold Matheson

In memory of:

Rifleman Harold Matheson

January 26, 1945
Camp Oeyama 3B, Osaka, Japan

Military Service


Service Number:

E/29927

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medals and Clasp.

Additional Information


Born:

January 14, 1914
Winslow, Quebec

Enlistment:

July 26, 1940
Bury, Quebec

His full name was Harold MacDonald Matheson.

Son of Murdo Alexander Matheson and Mary Ann MacDonald, of Gould, Québec.

He served in Québec, in New Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C and in Japan as prisoner of war. He had 1,646 days of service, including 1,187 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 540 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Sec. B. D. 2.

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Do you have photographs or personal memorabilia relating to Harold Matheson that you want included in our digital collection?

Send us your images

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: