Clement Matthews
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Matthews 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
- "Clement Henry Matthews | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
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