MATTHEWS Herbert James

  • First Name(s):
    Herbert 
    James 
  • Surname:
    MATTHEWS
  • Service Number:
    30347
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    12th October 1917
  • Age At Death:
    37
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, Panel 18 to 19.
  • Place of Birth:
    Grimley, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of the late Henry and Maria Matthews

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MATTHEWS Herbert James Is Named On These Memorials

Grimley Peace Hall WW1 Roll of Service
Grimley St Bartholomew’s Church WW1 War Memorial

Further Information About MATTHEWS Herbert James

1901 Census
Firtree Cottage, Grimley Village
Henry Matthews, head, widower, aged 59, Sanitary Inspector, born Martley, Worcester
Harry Matthews, son, aged 29 Office Clerk, born Martley, Worcester
Ruth Ellen Matthews, daughter, aged 26 Mantle Maker, born Martley, Worcester
Margaret Matthews, daughter, aged 24, Housekeeper – Domestic, born Martley, Worcester
Alice Gertrude Matthews, daughter, aged 22, Assistant – Domestic, born Grimley, Worcester
Herbert James Matthews, son, aged 20, Gilder Porcelain Works, born Grimley, Worcester
Edith Ellen Matthews, daughter aged 18, Mantle Maker, born Grimley, Worcester
Sidney Matthews, son, aged 15, Gilder Porcelain Apprentice, born Grimley, Worcester
George Savage Matthews, son, aged 13, Scholar, born Grimley, Worcester

Herbert Matthews has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Tyne Cot Memorial.

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