Matchett, Wilfred

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Rank:Private
Service No:15496
Date of Death:01/07/1916
Regiment/Service:Somerset Light Infantry 8th Bn.
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 2 A.
Memorial:THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information:

Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: Wilfred Matchett
Birth Place: Borrowash, Derbyshire
Residence: Borrowash, Derbyshire
Death Date: 1 Jul 1916
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Derby
Rank: Private
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Battalion: 8th Battalion
Regimental Number: 15496
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 12764, Hussars