BORN WOODHOUSE, YORKS 1883. SECOND SON OF ROBERT AND JANE D. MATTHEWS. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS & ONE SISTER. MARRIED 30 NOV1903. HUSBAND OF FRANCES E. FEATHERSTONE AND DAUGHTERS FLORENCE MAY & ADA, LIVED AT 5, ANN’S BUILDINGS, SOUTH PARADE, HULL & 12, LIZZIE’S GROVE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS)
A FIREWOOD DEALER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 10.5 INCHES TALL, 38 INCH CHEST, WESLEYAN RELIGION.
ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE ON 17 JAN 1917, KILLED IN ACTION ON 13/03/1917, AGED 34. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOW, FRANCES.
| Name | Robert Matthews |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Woodhouse, Yorkshire, 1883 |
| Death Date | 13 Mar 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull -26 June 1916 |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 25621 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
NB: 2/LT. JOHN HENRY MATTHEWS, RGA, – 158 SPRING BANK. GEORGE MATTHEWS – 83 ALEXANDRA ROAD.
First name:
ROBERT
Regiment:
Military Number:
25621
Rank:
Private
Date Died
13/03/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
34
