Clement Henry Matthews (1889 – 15 August 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Southern Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Clement Henry Matthews[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1889[2] | ||
Place of birth | Falmer, England[2] | ||
Date of death | (aged 26) | ||
Place of death | Suvla Bay, Turkey | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1911 | Horsham | ||
1911–1914 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal life
editMatthews worked as a bricklayer in Horsham.[4] He served as a private in the Royal Sussex Regiment during the First World War and was shot and killed by a sniper at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on 15 August 1915.[2][4] He is buried at Green Hill Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Clement Henry Matthews | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Clement Henry Matthews on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Lest We Forget – The Albion's nine Great War Dead". wearebrighton.com. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b Imms, Adrian (25 April 2015). "Honouring the heroes of one of most brutal campaigns in First World War". The Argus. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Casualty Details: C H Matthews". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.