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Corporal John George Matthews

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1888-10-26
Place of birth: Donegal County Donegal Ireland
Next of kin: William Matthews, father. Dunraven, Castle Derg, County Tyrone, Ireland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-10-08
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Bucquoy Road Cemetery, IV. E. 22.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 231608
Highest Rank: Corporal (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  3. Private, 202nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 179097
LAC ID: 199363
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6048-S018
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 202nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-24