Casualty Captain DURHAM-MATTHEWS, JOHN REGINALD Service Number 27656 Died 15/05/1940 Aged 36 1st Bn. Irish Guards Son of Durham and Eileen Matthews; husband of Philippa Avril Durham-Matthews, of Chelsea, London. Commemorated at BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 8. Column 2.
Personal Number: 27656 Rank: Captain Name: DURHAM-MATTHEWS Unit: Irish Guards London Gazette : 8 May 1936 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34282/page/2982/data.pdf I. G'ds Lt. J. R. Durham-Matthews to be Capt. 4th May 1936. London Gazette : 31 May 1938 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34515/page/3498/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. I. G'ds.— Capt. J. R . Durham-Matthews retires receiving a gratuity, 1st June 1938. London Gazette : 17 March 1942 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35491/page/1246/data.pdf Re Captain JOHN REGINALD DURHAM MA TTHEWS, Deceased. Pursuant to the Trustee Act, 1925, Section 27 (as amended). ALL persons having claims against the estate of John Reginald Durham Matthews of 11, Burnsall Street, Chelsea, London, S.W.3, and of Wellington Barracks, London, S.W.1, Captain Irish Guard Reserve of Officers (who died on the 15th day of May, 1940, on War Service, and to whose estate letters of administration with the Will annexed were granted to Phillippa Avril Durham Matthews the Widow of the deceased, and the Residuary Legatee and Devisee named in the said Will on the 24th day of July, 1941, by the Principal Probate Registry of His Majesty's High Court of Justice) are required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of May, 1942, after which date the said administratrix will proceed to distribute the estate having regard only to the claims of which the said adminstratrix shall then have had notice.— Dated this 12th day of March 1942. NICHOLSON, FREELAND and SHEPHERD, Solicitors for the said Administratrix.
