Prescott, Matthew Norman –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Prescott, of 22, Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Formerly RX4/235107, No.2 Base Remount Depot, Royal Army Service Corps. Reported missing 09/03/1918 and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Prescott
  • Forename: Matthew Norman
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 17th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 42042
  • Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • Little Hulton Cenotaph
  • CWGC Memorial: Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: V. E. 4.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 06/09/1918 14/11/1919

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