Private 6376 Thomas Edward Matthews
Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 21/04/1915
Age at death: 42
Date of death: 30th of June 1915
Born: Holywell, Flint
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bois-Grenier Communal Cemetery - E. 3.
BMD details:
Marriage: 07/07/1900 Thomas E MATTHEWS to Jane JONES at Ravenhead St John's
Family details:
Next of Kin from attestation papers: Mrs Jane Matthews (wife), 15 Dorothy Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens.
Census details:
1881 - 7 years old schoolboy Thomas E and mother Elizabeth Matthews (32) are visiting grandparents at Basingwreck Row, Greenfield, Flintshire. 1891 - 17 years old 'Collier' Thomas E is living at Station Road, Holywell with stepfather Edward Reece (49) and mother Elisabeth Reece (39). 1901 - 28 years old 'Coal Hewer' Thomas E is living at 37 Cairne Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with wife Jane (21) and son Robert E (1mths). 1911 - Sees 37 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' Thomas living at 96 Herbert Street, Sutton, St Helens with wife Jane (31) and four children: Robert Edward (10), Elizabeth (8), Winifred (5), Jane (2).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] Age taken from service papers. Headstone error noted and CWGC will be notified.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] Age taken from service papers. Headstone error noted and CWGC will be notified.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/TEMatthewsRWF.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Edward Matthews at
Bois-Grenier Communal Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
