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John Matthews

Details

Forename John
Surname Matthews
Middle Name Joseph
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 37
Address 132 Standishgate, Wigan (wife)
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Fireman at the Bleachworks
Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Batt
Day of Death 14
Month of Death October
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
Regiment Number 20194
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Son of Philip and Honora and husband of Mary

CWGC, Ancestry, WO 10/11/17