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| Full Name | Arthur James Matthews |
| Rank (highest) | Company Sergeant Major |
| Service Number | 19433 |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Commands Held | Captain / Commissioned 15th South Lancashire Regiment |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Decorations | Military Medal for his actions on 5 June, 1916, taking part in a night raid on the Leipzig Salient and the Bull’s Eye German trenches |
| Nationality | English 
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| Former Employment | Police Constable |
| Residence(s) | 28 Grove Terrace, Kentish Town, London |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 1 October 1918 |
| Age | 25 Years |
| Cause of Death | d. / Home |
| Burial Type | Grave |
| Reference Number | 10177 |
| Resting Place | Battersea Rise Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 51.45841 / Longitude: -0.17045
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
| Newspaper articles | Gazetted / S. Lan. R. Arthur James Matthews to be temp. Lt. 26 Jan. 1918 [1] |
Biography
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References and notes
- ↑ Gazetted, Arthur James Matthews Supplement to the London Gazette, 6 February, 1918. p.1717.
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