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Rifleman THOMAS GEORGE MATTHEWS

Service Number: C/1495
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

16th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 August 1916

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL

XXIX. H. 6.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George James and Louisa Matthews, of 9, Victoria Rd., Holloway, London.
  • Personal Inscription I SHALL DIE IN PEACE AND WAIT FOR THAT GLAD RESURRECTION DAY
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Buried or commemorated at

DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 5523
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