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EDWIN
WINCHESTER MATTHEWS was born in Philadelphia PA on May 11, 1895 to Clarence and Catherine D.
Matthews.
Edwin
Mathews 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. By that time he and his parents had moved to 334 Warren
Avenue. 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 in Camden.
Edwin
Matthews was survived by his parents, of the Warren Street address.
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