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Matthew Skedden

In memory of:

Sapper Matthew Skedden

August 11, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

502943

Age:

49

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

11th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

May 15, 1871

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Skedden, of Wallington, Surrey, England; husband of Susannah Skedden, of 70, Inchbury St., Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 501 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

HILLSIDE CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 13.

Location:

Le Quesnel is a village half-way between the towns of Roye and Boves and is just north of the main straight road from Noyon to Amiens. HILLSIDE CEMETERY is 3 kilometres north-east of the village on the north-west side of the road to Caix.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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