We remember Sydney Allan Matchett

We remember Sydney Allan Matchett

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Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Silikers, Little Southwest, New Brunswick Canada Source:5727727 Source:8551709 24th March 1897
1915
enlistment Newcastle, NB Canada Source:8551709 22nd December 1915
1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force PVT 793280 132nd Bat CEF Source:8551709 22nd December 1915
awards Mother's Cross Other War Service Award Source:8551709
employment Labourer Source:8551709
events Service in Canada Previous service Newcastle, NB Canada Source:8551709
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 793280 Source:5727727
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 793280 Canadian Infantry Source:7312251
1918
death Killed in Action KIA. LT. Barry records he was killed by a stray bullet. Circumstances of Death Reports says killed by enemy shell bursting close to him Riviere, 5 miles Southwest of Arras, Lens France Source:7312251 Source:8551709 21st April 1918
burial Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7312251

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Sydney Allan
Initials SA
Last Name Matchett
Source 5727727
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 793280
Canadian Expeditionary Force 793280 Canadian Infantry Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force 793280 132nd Bat CEF PVT
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mother's Cross Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Allan Matchett father
Martha Matchett mother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Fair
DateHeightSource
1915-12-22 5'10"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915-12-28 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Service Record Access for S.A. Matchett 793280 Kris77377

Multimedia

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S Matchett, W Burns, V Holland and C.C. Matchett Kris77377
Circumstances of death form for Sydney Kris77377
Headstone with misspelled name Kris77377
132nd Kris77377
Sydney A. Matchett Cropped from group photo Kris77377
Excerpt from "The Fighting 26th" Kris77377
132nd Cap Badge Kris77377

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