George Henry “Jess, Beppo” Matthews

Guardsman · #2656632 · G2 Patrol

What this roll records

Roll of Honour forum (John Robertson, 27 Oct 2005), from CWGC Alamein Memorial data: Guardsman, LRDG G1 Patrol, No. 2656632, died 15 May 1942 aged 25; commemorated Alamein Memorial, Egypt, Column 54 (no known grave); parent unit 3 Bn Coldstream Guards; born Leicester, son of George Richard [and — text cut off in source]. NOTE: this source spells the surname 'Matthews' (register has 'Mathews') and gives the patrol as G1 (register has G2) — to verify.

March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): Gunner

Roll-of-Honour detail (from the collection): full name George Henry Matthews; parent unit 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards; born Leicester, son of George Richard Matthews; died 15 May 1942, aged 25; commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Column 54. NB — this source gives the surname as “Matthews” and the patrol as “G1” (the roll records “Mathews”, G2); flagged, not overwritten.

CWGC: Guardsman George Henry Matthews, service no. 2656632, Coldstream Guards and Long Range Desert Group. Died 15 May 1942, aged 25. No known grave; commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Column 54, Egypt. (Surname corrected on the roll to 'Matthews' per CWGC; formerly recorded as 'Mathews'.) Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Where this comes from

• Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
• AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
• Murzuk Raid roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)

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