Basic Details
Surname
Phillimore
Forenames
Matthew Arden
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website states: ‘Matthew Arden was born in London, second son of George Grenville Phillimore, District Probate Registrar of the High Court of Justice, first at Bristol and afterwards at Winchester, and May Melba (nee Franklyn) who lived at Shirral House, Shedfield, Botley, Hants.
Matthew was a King's Scholar of Westminster and Exhibitioner at Christ Church, Oxford. He commenced Service 23 April 1915, a 2nd Lieutenant 9th Essex Regiment attd RE, France. He was killed in action on 25 June 1916. A processional cross of cast and chased brass was given to the Church of St John the Baptist, Shedfield in memory of Lt Matthew Phillimore by his parents. It displays the crucified Christ in the centre with medallions of symbolic figures for the four evangelists: St Matthew the man; St Mark the lion; St Luke the ox; and St John the eagle.
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
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Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Cambrin
Cemetery
Military Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
June
Day of death
25
Age at death
20
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action