Edwin M. Matthews
Rank: Wagoner, U.S. Army
Unit: 407th Engineer Regiment
Entered service from: New Jersey
Died:
Buried at: Ivy Hill Cemetery, 1201 Easton Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Edwin Winchester Matthews was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 20, 1895, to Clarence and Catherine D. Matthews. His family had moved to 1023 Segal Street in North Camden by 1906. By 1914 the Matthews family was living at 334 Warren Avenue, two blocks east of Haddon Avenue.
Edwin Matthews was working as a laborer at the factory of Warren Webster & Company on Point Street when he registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. He was drafted on May 21, 1918, and sent to Camp Dix, NJ, where he was assigned to the 14th Company, 153rd Depot Brigade. On May 27th he was attached to the 407th Engineers as a wagoner. He died on October 1, 1918, from Spanish influenza, and was buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Edwin Matthews was survived by his parents at the Warren Avenue address.
Honor Roll Cards
Camden County World War I Honor Roll cards for Edwin M. Matthews.
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World War I Draft Registration Card for Edwin Matthews.
Matthews
Philadelphia Inquirer —
MATTHEWS.—At Camp Dix, Oct. 1. Wagoner, EDWIN W. MATTHEWS, U. S. A., beloved son of Clarence N. and Catherine Brown Matthews, and grandson of late John and Jane Brown, aged 23. Relatives and friends, also Abraham Browning Council, No. 122, Jr. O. U. A. M., and employes of the Warren Webster Machine Works, invited to services. Sat., 2 P. M., parents’ residence, 334 Warren Ave., Camden, N. J. Int. Ivy Hill Cem., Phila. Remains may be viewed Fri. eve.