We remember Robert Henry Matthews

We remember Robert Henry Matthews

Timeline

Timeline

1877
birth Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8723564 Source:8723562 1877
enlistment Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8723562
service British Army Rifleman 19136 Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion Source:8723562
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8723562
1916
death Died of wounds Somme France Source:8723564 Source:8723562 2nd July 1916
burial Forceville Communal Cemetery And Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:8723564

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert Henry
Initials RH
Last Name Matthews
Source 8723562
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 19136 Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Matthews mother
Thomas Matthews father

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433

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