Mair, Matthew Coutts
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Matthew Coutts |
Surname | Mair |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Charlotte Mair, of Glasgow. Husband of Mary Macpherson Mair, of Drumchapel, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P1320 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Glasgow (Lambhill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. Grave 1459. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 965079 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4326 (P356185/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-11-1940 |
End Date | 25-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Pilot lost control and crashed at Tickencote, Lincolnshire |