Godfrey Estcourt Matthews Explained

Brigadier-General Godfrey Estcourt Matthews, CB, CMG (June 1866 – 13 April 1917) was a British Royal Marines officer, born in Bath, Somerset,^[1] who died of wounds during the First World War while in command of the 198th (East Lancashire) Brigade in France.

Bibliography

• Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 90–91.

Notes and References

1. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2972553