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Revision as of 11:45, 24 May 2020
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A Soldier of the Border Regiment
Remembered with Honour
Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour
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 |
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 |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Newspapers | Gazetted / S. Lan. R. Arthur James Matthews to be temp. Lt. 26 Jan. 1918 [1] |
Biography We do not have any biographical information about this soldier. This is a dedicated remembrance page for Arthur James Matthews (19433), a soldier of The Border Regiment (inc. being attached or transferred) during The Great War. Please consider helping this project by contacting us with any useful information OR feel free to include any relevant information here yourself by clicking on "Edit" above. | |
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