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Able Seaman MATTHEW WILSON

Service Number: P/JX183527
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. Southern Prince

Date of Death

Died 05 October 1941

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GATESHEAD (SALTWELL) CEMETERY

Div. 5. Joint grave 5665.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Robert and Lena Wilson, of Gateshead.
  • Personal Inscription ABIDE WITH ME
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Buried or commemorated at

GATESHEAD (SALTWELL) CEMETERY
Durham United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 129
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