Son of Mr. and Mary Metcalfe, of 114, Bridgewater Road, Walkden, Lancashire.
Metcalfe, Matthew –
Personal details
- Surname: Metcalfe
- Forename: Matthew
- Date of birth: December 31st, 1894
- Birth place: Nelson, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Sergeant
- Unit: 2nd Royal Marine Battalion.
- Service number: PLY/286 (S)
- Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: September 19th, 1914 - 1914-09-19
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Men of Worsley Memorial - Worsley
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 1 and 162A.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/07/1917 16/11/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918 25/10/1918 27/12/1918