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Lance Serjeant MATTHEW WILLIAM JOHNS

Service Number: 2734494
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Welsh Guards

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 16 December 1940

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LLANHARAN CEMETERY

Grave 241.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William Thomas Johns and Ellen Mary Johns, of Llanharan.
  • Personal Inscription HOLD THOU THY CROSS BEFORE MY CLOSING EYES SHINE THROUGH THE GLOOM AND POINT ME TO THE SKIES
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Buried or commemorated at

LLANHARAN CEMETERY
Glamorganshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 6
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