Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
Gilbert Raymond MATTHEW
Sergeant
Died 30 September 1918 · Age uncertain
Age discrepancy: The retained commemorative record gives 29; the Canadian attestation records birth on 11 April 1888, implying a different age at death. We have not been able to confirm the exact age.
His story
Gilbert Raymond Matthew was a farmer from Sawyerville, Quebec, living at 2714–12th Avenue, Regina, when he enlisted. He was single and named his father as next of kin. His attestation gives his birth date as 11 April 1888 and records enlistment at Regina on 20 March 1916 for the 60th Overseas Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, 15th Brigade.
He later served as a sergeant in the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps. He died in France on 30 September 1918 and was buried at Ontario Cemetery, Sains-lès-Marquion.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian service
- Date of birth
- 11 April 1888 (attestation)
- Place of birth
- Sawyerville, Quebec
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Residence recorded
- 2714–12th Avenue, Regina (attestation)
- Family
- Father’s name unknown: John Andrew Matthew in attestation; John Alexander Matthew in memorial. Mother: Mary Jane, née Moffat (memorial)
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- 328875
- Corps or service
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
- Enlistment or entry recorded
- 20 March 1916 at Regina
- Earlier service
- 60th Overseas Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, 15th Brigade (attestation)
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 30 September 1918
- Age
- Uncertain
- Cemetery or memorial
- Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion
- Grave reference
- I. C. 14.
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Gilbert Raymond Matthew”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/gilbert_raymond_matthew/.
Contribute information
Can you identify a family document resolving Matthew's father's middle name, or dated service and casualty pages explaining his veterinary posting and death?