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Pte Daniel Gordon Mathers
Australian Imperial Forces 6th Battalion
from:8 Sercombe St, Glenferrie, Victoria
Rfmn. John George Mathers
British Army 17th (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Plaistow, Essex
(d.24th Aug 1918)
Rifleman John George Mathers joined the 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles). He was killed in action on 24th August 1918 leaving a wife and 4 young sons one of whom was my father-in-law Albert Henry Mathers. John George went to war and never returned there was no body to bury and he is commemorated as a name on a plague at the Commonwealth War Graves memorial at Vis-en-Artois in Northern France
CSM. John Mathers DCM.
British Army 10th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
John Mathers served with the 10th Royal Irish Rifles.I don't know much about my grandfather. My father never spoke about him. The only thing I have are his medals
Capt. James Frederick Matheson MC.
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
James Matheson served with the RAMC attached to 7th Norfolk Regiment.
Pte. Murdoch Matheson
British Army 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders (Queen's Own)
(d.11th Nov 1914)
Pte. James Mathews
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
Pte. W. Mathewson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Blyth
(d.1st July 1916)
W Matthewson is buried in Ovillers Cemetery
Gnr. Stanley Mostyn Mathias
48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:35,Cranliegh Road,South Tottenham, London
(d.25th December 1914)
Stanley Mathias volunteered for the Army in August 1914. After his initial training as a gunner he joined the 48th Heavy Battery in France. In December 1915 he was stationed at Mont St Eloi, Le Basset.
His team mates were:
- Bert Dolly and
- Joseph Anderson.
At Mont St Eloi most of the movement and maintenance of equipment and guns took place at night owing to the accuracy of sniper activity during the daylight hours. On Christmas Day 1915 Stan and Joseph went to a barn to catch up on their sleep; later in the morning a German bombardment began and Bert Dolly left the cellar he was sheltering in and ran to the barn to waken his mates. He arrived at the same time as a shell that hit the barn and all three men were mortally wounded. They were taken to Louvencourt Field Hospital where Stan and Bert died Christmas Day and Joseph died 2days later.
All three are buried in Louvencourt Cemetary: Grave24:Herbert Dolly; Grave 25: Stanley Mathias; Grave 26: Joseph Anderson.
They served together in life and lie together in death.
Gnr. Stanley Mostyn Mathias
British Army 48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:35 Cranliegh Road, Tottenham
(d.25th Dec 1915)
Stan Mathias died at Mont St Eloi aged 19 and is buried at Louvencourt Cemetery.
Pte. Archibald Mathie
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Cpl David Mathieson MID
British Army 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Aberdeen, Scotland
Corporal David Mathieson MID
British Army 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Aberdeen, Scotland
My grandfather, David Mathieson, was sent to Belgium in the first contingent of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in August 1914. His unit was left with the rearguard at Mons to cover the retreat and he was captured along with his men. He then spent the rest of the war in a German POW camp.
He died when I was quite young, but I reflect that he would have come back to a country he did not recognize and an Army he did not recognize. I am given to understand that, except for the men he was captured with, pretty much everyone he had served with before the war was dead.
Pte. Albert Matley
British Army 2nd Btn. Cheshire Regiment
(d.3rd Oct 1915)
The 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment were involved in the Battle of Loos. My great uncle Albert Matley (17469) was killed there and is commemorated on panel 49 in the Loos Cemetery.
Pte. Thomas Matley
British Army 6th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Hyde, Cheshire
Thomas Matley (also Matkey) was my grandfather. According to his medal record, he was with 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment but it appears he also served with 8th Battalion.
PO. Harold Victor Maton
Royal Navy HMS Rocket
from:Winchester, Hampshire
(d.17th Oct 1918)
Harold Maton signed up for the Navy in 1910 before WW1. He died of influenza and pneumonia aged 30. His widow was Florence May Maton (nee Taylor) they had in married 1915.
Gnr. Alfred Matson
British Army 107 Brigade, D Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Darlington
(d.17th Jul 1917)
Gnr. Alfred George Matson
British Army 144th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Jersey
(d.6th Nov 1917)
Alfred Matson was wounded by a shell and died a short while after, aged 23 years. He is buried in Solferino Farm Cemetery near Ypres, Belgium.
Jersey Evening Post of Wednesday 14th of November 1917 reported: Roll of Honour. It is with deep regret we chronicle the death which took place in action on 6 November last of Alfred George Matson. The deceased soldier was only in his 23rd year and left the Island in May last as a member of the Royal Garrison Artillery, he shortly afterwards proceeded to France and on 6 November was wounded by a shell and died practically at once. The late Gunner was the third son of Mr and Mrs Matson of Ann Street and a few months ago married Miss Lillian Maude Bree of Gorey. He was very popular locally and highly esteemed in the Siege Battery he was serving with. We tender the widow, the parents and other relatives our sincere sympathy.
Notice of Death also appears in Jersey Evening Post of Wednesday 14th of November 1917. He is Commemorated on St Pauls School Memorial, Jersey and on St Pauls Church Memorial, Jersey
Cpl. Charles Matson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Aycliffe
(d.2nd Mar 1917)
Charles Matson, Corporal 18/113, served in the 18th Battalion Durham Light Infantry and was killed in action on the 2nd Mar 1917. He is remembered at the Darlington Railway Museum and at Sailley-au-Bois Cemetery Charles was born on the 10th December 1895 in Aycliffe, son of Thomas and Mary Matson nee Garry. He served with the 18th (Service) Battalion (1st County) Durham Light Infantry.
John Matson
British Army East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull, East Yorkshire, England
On 28 Jan 2020, I had a chat with my grandmother about her grandfather, John Matson. He was born 31 Jul 1874 in Hull to William Josephus Matson and Mary Jane Carter, and he later married Martha McGrath.
My grandmother said that John served in the Great War, and although she didn't know too much, she specifically mentioned that he fought at Ypres and Passchendaele. She said that he was sent from the battlefield to a London hospital, that he wore the blue 'Convalescent Blues', and that he had shell-shock. She didn't know anything more but did suggest they tried new inventions on him to help. Then he returned back home to Hull.
What I have gathered is that during World War One the newly built Maudsley Hospital on Denmark Hill in Camberwell was requisitioned by the military to be a Neurological Clearing Centre for soldiers suffering from shell-shock. The Maudsley was a subsidiary of the 4th London General Hospital
John died in 1928.
Gnr. Thomas Matson
British Army 151st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Heworth Cottage, Aycliffe
William Jarvis Matson
British Army
Gnr. William Matthew
Australian Imperial Forces 2nd Brigade Australian Field Artillery
from:Woolahra, NSW
(d.11th Oct 1917)
QMS. William Johnston Matthew
British Army 11th Btn Royal Scots
from:Berwick
(d.9th Apr 1917)
William Matthew was my great-grandfather who was killed in action 9th April 1917. He is buried in Bailleul Road, West Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy, France.
His first 3 years of service was with the Black Watch, then he served for 9 years in India. He was 36 years of age when he was demobbed at Gosport after 18 years of service. He wanted to serve in France and was with the Royal Scots when he was killed at the age of 39. His name is misspelt as Matthews on the war memorial in Berwick.
Capt. Matthews
British Army Worcester Rgt.
Captain Matthews was a prisoner at Graudenz POW camp.
Pte. Abraham Matthews MM.
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Salford, Lancashire
(d.15th October 1918)
Abraham Matthews won the Military Medal for gallantry prior to his death and was 19 years old when he was killed in Gullegem, 7 miles from Ypres during fierce fighting to liberate the town. He was killed in the garden of the local chapel and was buried there along with his comrades who fell on the same day. In 1920 he was exhumed and reburied in the CWGC at Dedizeele New Cemetery.
Pte. Alec James Matthews
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment
from:Great Cressingham
(d.4th February 1917)
Researching my G/Grandmother's family history I have come across Alec Matthews, killed in France, who must in some way be related. Further research being undertaken.
Pte. Alfred Rowland Matthews
British Army 10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
from:15 Gratton Street, Cheltenham, Glos
(d.25th September 1915)
Alfred Matthews was born on 16th August 1893 to Frederick and Clara Matthews, at 12 Normal Terrace, Cheltenham. Alfred joined in the Gordon Boys Brigade in Cheltenham as a lad, with a push from his mother I believe. His brother were also in the Brigade, and I think they delivered messages around the town.
He married Edith Isabel Turner on 26th December 1914 and went to France the following year. He was killed in action, on 25th of September 1915 at the Battle of Loos, never being able to see his infant son, who was 6 months old at the time. His widow did remarry about 5 years later to Samuel John Bennett, and they had 6 children, continuing to reside in Cheltenham.
Pte. Alfred William Matthews
British Army 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment
from:Marston Meysey, Swindon
(d.21st Oct 1918)
Alfred Matthews served in Gallipoli Peninsula or Mesopotamia and Flanders. He died on the 21st of October 1918 and is buried in Dadizeele New British Cemetery in Belgium. His brother Charles died on 28th of October 1918 from war wounds. Nothing else known.
Pte. Arthur Henry Matthews
British Army 7th City of London Btn. London Regiment
from:Notting Hill
Pte. Charles Matthews
British Army
from:Stamford, Lincs
Charles Matthews served in the Great War.
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