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Serjeant EDWARD JAMES MATTHEWS

Service Number: 1439042
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

8 Field Regt.

Date of Death

Died 19 October 1944

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI

1. K. 5.

India

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. 2nd Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Mary Ann Matthews, of Caerau, Glamorgan.
  • Personal Inscription HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS DEATH A SILENT GRIEF
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Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI
India
Number of casualties: 860
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