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Son of Charles Cyril James Matthews and Nellie Beatrice Day. Husband of Irene May Chalcroft, of Beausejour, Manitoba. Father of Norma Mae Matthews.
Brother of Private Denis Cyril Matthews, regimental number H-6197, 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers, killed in action in Hong Kong on December 19th, 1941.
Served with the Winnipeg Grenadiers (MG) - NPAM - regimental number 3510, from June 13th, 1938 to September 1st, 1939, then with the regular forces of this unit in Manitoba, in Jamaica with Y Force, in Hong Kong with C Force, in Japan as a prisoner of war.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named East Matthews Lake located west of Semmens Lake in his honor in 1995.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 380 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY Japan
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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