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| Pte Benjamin Matthew |
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers),
Died of Wounds,
19th April 1918
Buried Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension.
Newspaper Report.
Pte. Benjamin Matthews Killed.
Mrs Matthews of 15 Dale St. Haslingden has received information that her husband Private Benjamin Matthews (36) of a London Regiment has been killed in Action in France. Deceased formerly resided in Accrington working at Huncoat Coal Pit. Afterwards he went to Canada and on returning from there started a business in Haslingden just about the time of the outbreak as a window cleaner.
Newspaper Memorial:
In loving remembrance of my dear husband, Private Benjamin Matthews, who died of wounds received in action in France, April 19th, 1918.
"What happy hours we once enjoyed,
How sweet his memory still;
But he has left an aching void,
The world can never fill.
Oft i think of you, dear husband,
And my heart is sad with pain;
Oh, the world would be a heaven
Could I hear your voice again."
"He gave his greatest gift - his life."
Fondly loved and sadly missed by his loving Wife Alice, 23 Cross Street North.
