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Captain ARTHUR JAMES MATTHEWS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

South Lancashire Regiment

15th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 November 1918

Age 39 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BATTERSEA RISE CEMETERY

10177.

United Kingdom

This part of the cemetery is in really poor shape and doesn't seem to be consistently maintained. I cleared away as much as I could by hand and cleaned the headstone (which is in good condition) but the stone has been discoloured from the overgrowth.

Photographer: Tara Zammit

CAS ID 384609

Photographer: UKNA

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Husband of Annie Elizabeth Matthews, of 39, Trott St., High St., Battersea, London. Born in London. Served in France with 11th (Lonsdale) Bn. Border Regt.
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Buried or commemorated at

BATTERSEA RISE CEMETERY
London United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 18
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