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Pvt Percival Roy Matthews 1896–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Feb 1896

Birth Location: Nr Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 20 Jul 1916

Death Location: Fleurbaix, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: Thomas Matthews

Mother: Mary Godfrey

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In 1896, Pvt Percival Roy Matthews entered the world in Nr Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, born to Thomas Harvey Denithorne Matthews And Mary Godfrey. Pvt Percival Roy Matthews passed away in 1916 in Fleurbaix, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Pvt Percival Roy Matthews entered the world in Nr Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, born to Thomas Harvey Denithorne Matthews And Mary Godfrey.
  • Pvt Percival Roy Matthews passed away in 1916 in Fleurbaix, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Pvt Matthews's Ancestors

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Pvt Matthews
1896–1916
Birth Place: Nr Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Thomas Harvey Denithorne Matthews
1842–1916
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Mary Godfrey
1865–1945
Allendale, SA, Australia
Grandparents
George Matthews
1817–1895
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Ann Denithorne
1818–1895
Madron,Cornwall,England.
Francis (Thomas) Godfrey
1823–1872
New York, New York, USA
Emma Savin
1832–1893
Launton, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Matthews
1791–
James Denithorne
1792–
Elizabeth Sampson
1791–1871
George Godfrey
1808–
Samuel Savin
1806–1867
Hannah Wise
1810–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Mathews
1771–1847
Blanch Leggo
1771–1853
George Denithorne
1766–1858
Mary Harvey
1768–
Henry Sampson
1768–1835
John Savin
1765–1833
Anne
1781–1846
William Wise
1850–
Emma Broadway
1852–

Pvt Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1896
02 Feb 1896
Birth of Pvt Percival Roy Matthews in Nr Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Nr Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
1916
20 Jul 1916
Age 20
Death of Pvt Percival Roy Matthews in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Nr Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [3] Australia, WWI Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 26 February 2018, 00:43), entry for Percival Roy Matthews(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LB3K-4VH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Grey, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1916
    Event Place: France
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fleurbaix, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

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