Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Carlyle Matthews
In memory of:
Private John Carlyle Matthews
November 2, 1918
Military Service
928681
23
Army
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
50th Bn.
Additional Information
August 16, 1895
Son of Samuel and Margaret Matthews. Husband of Lillian Matthews, of Fordwich, Ontario.
His brother Murray Alvin Matthews died on June 3, 1919 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) and he is buried at Harriston Public Cemetery.
Commemorated on Page 469 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
AUBERCHICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord, France
I. B. 2.
Auberchicourt is a commune mining village in the Department of the Nord, 11.5 kilometres east of Douai on the road to Valenciennes and AUBERCHICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is one kilometre west of the village on the northside of the road to Erchin, 300 yards away from the Communal Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Photo of John Carlyle Matthews -
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Attestation paper – Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada. -
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Attestation paper – Attestation Paper (Source Library and Archives Canada. Soldiers of the First World War) -
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Photo of John Carlyle Matthews -
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Entrance -
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Cemetery -
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Family photo – Carlyle is the 15 year old on the left back and his older brother, Murray Alvin, is on the back right. Wallace is the youngest standing in the middle between Sam and Margaret. Eva is their only daughter in the back and Donald is sitting in front
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