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Hi Geordie Lad
Only 2 with that exact spelling:

- pp 20551-20566 CHARLES ERNEST/ERNEST CHARLES (London); born c1887 (Bromley, Kent); married 1910 (Caversham)Lilian HINXMAN; 3541 ASC;...

Mis-filed as MARETON in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Albert MORETON, enlisted with the S Staffs Regt, November 1916, declared age 37y 11m. Served as Pte 3229 & 202915. Discharged October 1917...

Mis-filed as MARDIN in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Albert Edward MURDIN (birth registered as Albert Edward Gladstone MURDIN, Q3 1898).

Joined the RFA August 1915, declaring age 19y 8m....

Mis-filed as MARDEN in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Noah MAIDEN, enlisted with the Royal Engineers, 11 Nov 1916, declared age 38/39, born Aldridge, Staffs. (Birth registered Q1 1979 Walsall)...

One for the sleuths:

HENRY JAMES MARDEN, a baker by trade, enlisted in the ASC on 1 Nov 1915 and served until 1919.
Declared age 36 years 2 months, born Hastings.
Home address: East Dulwich....

Mis-filed (and indexed) as MARDEN in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363), this man didn't make it any easier for descendants to find him - he served as ARTHUR (so his medals will have been issued as A...

My logic (not one of my strong points!) for putting these soldiers in "Strays" is that anyone looking for Fred Smith is not going to be searching for him in the Jones section.
And an internet...

Another MORCOM mis-filed as MARCOM in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Arthur Basil MORCOM, born Georgeham, Barnstaple, Devon.
Father: B
Address: 13 Holmbury View, Upper Clapton, London.
...

Mis-filed as MARCOM in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Arthur MORCOM, enlisted February 1916, declared age 22y.
Address: Meledor, St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall.
Father: FREDERICK.
Joined...

Mis-filed in the MAR section of the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Harold MELLOR joined the N. Staffs Regt. in September 1914 & was declared Missing Presumed Dead in January 1917.
Regt No: 13916....

INTERNMENT means imprisonment ... but is often confused with INTERMENT - burial.

The answer to your question is: VERY LIKELY.
As Lesley said, the details in the death record came only from the person registering it (Birth certs etc did not have to be produced).

I'm currently...

You clever thing - thank you.

MACHIN never even crossed my mind ...

Filed as MARCHANT in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

George Henry MACHENT (or is it?
He married ADA GRANTHAM at St Silas Church, Sheffield on 8 June 1912. GRO Index shows 2 surnames: MACHENT &...

Both versions appear in his Record.
Birth was registered as MERCHANT (Q1 1893 Warrington).

Who knows which version his descendants use nowadays?

Misfiled as MARCHANT in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Frederick MERCHANT, born Orford Barracks, Warrington, 23 January 1893.
Parents: Jesse James & Mary Catherine
Address: 6 Percy Street,...

"WW1 Service Records" is Ancestry's name for the collection - the official title is WO 363. I've quoted it because if someone's trying to find the record I've highlighted, that's where they need to...

This man joined the Army as George MARTIN, so is "mis-filed" in WO 363 (WW1 Service Records). Unfortunately, there is no family information ...

John OWEN joined the Regiment of Foot (no. 1671) in...

This man served as MARTIN, so is "mis-filed" in the MAR section of the WW1 Service Records (WO 363).
His mother and half-siblings are all surnamed MARTIN.

George joined the Argyll & Sutherland...

This man enlisted as George MARTIN, so is "mis-filed" in W360 ("WW1 Service Records" - although he was too old to have served in WW1).

Richard George GRAYLAND joined the ASC on 26 April 1876,...

Thank you Christina.
I fell for the old trick didn't I?
Moral: Never believe the declared age.

Jane

This man enlisted as George MARTIN, so is "mis-filed" in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363).

Alfred Thomas WEBB, enlisted 17 Aug 1914, declared age 41y 165d, born Old Ford, London. Previous service...

Good Luck with your hunting, antonyf.
There are bad apples in every barrel, and there's usually a reason.
And we can't change the past.
What happened, happened.
Move on.

Jane

as Pam said, followed by

tho nothing of the kind took place

("therefrom" is one word, and there's an apostrophe in "prisoner's")
Jane

Mis-filed in the MAR section of the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Matthew CARROLL, son of JANE CARROLL (address: 53 Smithfield, Dublin).
No clues to his age, but
He joined the Royal Artillery on...