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Able Sea. Reginald William Matthews
Royal Navy HMS Acheron
from:Epsom, Surrey
(d.17th Dec 1940)
Able Seaman Reginald Matthews was my Grandfather. He served with the Royal Navy since the age of 16. He left in 1935 when my father was born. He was called up at the start of WW2 and served on HMS Acheron as a stoker until his death in December 1940. He was 35 years old and left behind his wife and my fathe.