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Bamborough, M., Spr., 1916

Kimblesworth Churchyard

Kimblesworth Churchyard

On the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France is the name of 79252 Sapper Matthew Bamborough serving with the 178th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers who died 01/06/1916.

In Kimblesworth Churchyard is a family headstone which reads:-

A
Tribute of love to
William
the dearly loved husband of
Catherine Bamborough
of Kimblesworth
who died 8th May 1907
aged 61 years
Also Catherine
the dearly loved wife of the above
who died 10th October 1933
aged 79 years
Also William
dear son of the above
who died 10th July 1907
aged 20 years
Also Matthew dear son
of the above who was killed in
action in France 1st June 1916
aged 40 years

Until the day break

Matthew's widow Rose Ellen was living at Maidstone Kent (where Matthew enlisted) with their three children Norman Frank, Leslie John and Alan Robert.

Matthew Bamborough is not remembered on a local war memorial


The CWGC entry for Sapper Bamborough

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk