This soldier was a native of St Helen's,Lancashire. He was a military clerk at 6th Division HQ,Victoria Barracks,Cork City. His body was found in a pond.
1862 born Prescot, St Helens, Lancashire,
1862 Aug 10. Baptised
1881 census at Windle , Lancs
1889 Jan,Mar married Ellen Myers at Prescot, Lancs
1899 Apr/Jun his wife died
1901 census. A widower & Colliery Clerk living with uncle and aunt at St Helens Lancs
1911 census. He is a widower, living with his sister
1920 May 13. . CWGC Found DrownedÂ
Son of William and Ellen Matthews; husband of Ellen Matthews (nee Myers).
The postmortem later found he had accidentally drowned