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Summerland, Matthias
Rank : Private
Army Number : 7973
Unit : 1st, 2nd Bns
Biography :
Home address given as Oadby. Enlisted at Leicester 21.8.1906 and served with the 1st Bn in the UK, and then In India with the 2nd Bn from 1907-1913 when he was released to the Reserve. Recalled for the start of WW1, he served with the 1st Bn, entering France 9.9.1914. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 25.10.1914. He is commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.
Date of Birth : 1886
Place of Birth : Oadby, Leicestershire
Date of Death : 25.10.1914
Place of Death : Belgium
Civil Occupation : Postal Worker
Period of Service : 1910s
Conflicts : WW1
Places Served : India, France and Flanders
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