1888 Oct 2. Born Birmingham
1888 Dec 26. Christened in Melksham, Wilts. Son of William John George & Emma Matthews as William Frederick James Matthews (the parents were married in Dec 1887). It is difficult to see what is going on here, as the father is in 1891 census as a Drapers Assistant, boarding away from home
1891 census at Cobury Square, Melksham
1901 census at Coburg Square, Melksham Within
1911 at Cobourg Place Melksham
1914 Jun 1 Married • Wiltshire, England to Mary Dorothy Dewey
1916 Aug Presumed date of commission fron promotion to Lt
1918 Feb 24. RAF Mil. Wing.—The undermentioned 2nd Lts. to be Lts.: — W. F. J. Matthews.
1920 Aug 27. Joined ADRIC with service no 398. Posted to Depot Coy
1921 Dec 28 to 31 Jan 1921 on Leave
1921 Jul 14 to 27 Jul on Leave
1922 Jan 25. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1926 Jan/Mar Died Froome, Somerset aged 36
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1965 Feb 17 died Death Wisbech St Mary Cambridgeshire, age 69
from age at death , the 1926 death is more likely
WO 339/70912