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MATTHEWS, John

Personal Information
Rank F/O
Forename(s) John Stuart
Surname Matthews
Gender M
Age 24
Decorations DFM
Date of death 28-05-1945
Next of kin Son of John William and Agnes McQueen Matthews, of Newark.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft
Serial Number
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery
Grave Reference Sec. B. West. Grave 326..
Epitaph AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 206
Enlistment information
Service Number 155552
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 38
Squadron 138 (Special Duties)
Trade
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 30-11--0001
End Date 30-11--0001
Takeoff Station
Day/Night raid
Operation
Reason for Loss Completed 30 operational flights and then relinquished commission on the grounds of ill health (retained rank). Died Southfield Nursing Home Nottingham from Tuberculosis. Buried Newark CWGC plot Newark Cemetery London Road Newark.