Robert Matthews (23633)

Private Robert Matthews
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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour


Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour
Full Name Robert Matthews
Rank (highest) Private
Service Number 23633
Company C Company
Battalion 11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment Border Regiment
Theatre(s) of War France and Flanders
Nationality English
Parents Robert Leighton Matthews and Jessie Matthews / Haycote Cottage, Crosthwaite, Grange-over-Sands
Casualty Type Commonwealth War Dead
Died 29 May 1921
Age 28 Years
Cause of Death d. (Phthisis)[1] / Home
Burial Type Grave
Reference Number On west side of main path
Resting Place Cartmell Fell (St. Anthony's) Churchyard
Commemorated in perpetuity by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates Latitude: 54.28448 / Longitude: -2.89775
Commemorative Scroll Yes / click here

Biography

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References and notes

  1. Pulmonary tuberculosis or a similar progressive wasting disease.
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