Early Life
He was born in Arundel, Quebec, the son of the Reverend Dr. Dawson Matheson and his wife Gertrude. H17417 Matheson underwent training at the Royal Military College of Canada in 1936. Matheson graduated from Queen's University in 1940, winning the prestigious Tricolour Award in that year for distinguished achievement.
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