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Military service
Service number:
654354
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
58th Bn.
Birth:
August 15, 1897
Waterford, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 26, 1916
Exeter, Ontario
Death:
August 31, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. O. 7.
Additional information
Son of Herbert Matthews. He listed himself as single and was a farm hand. He joined the 161st Battalion. He transferred to the 58th Battalion on 29 January 1916. He remained with the 58th Battalion until his death.
Additional citations
There was no mention of medals earned on Pte Matthews' service file.
Digital gallery of Private Bruce Herbert Matthews
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Commemorative Plaque
Maganetawan, Ontario -
Cenotaph
Private Bruce Herbert Matthews is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Exeter, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cenotaph
Private Bruce Herbert Matthews is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Exeter, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Bruce Herbert Matthews
Digital gallery of
Private Bruce Herbert Matthews
Digital gallery of
Private Bruce Herbert Matthews
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 292 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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