Name
James Matthews
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
UK & Other Memorials
Vyse & Son (Hat Factory) Memorial, St Albans
Pre War
Formerly employed by Vyse & Son straw hat factory.
Wartime Service
Rifleman, 16th Kings Royal Rifle Corp; killed while bombing behind enemy lines; further entry: 1/5/1917: presmumed dead having been mising on Somme since 2/7/1916; CWGC: James Matthews.
Acknowledgments
Gareth Hughes
