Matheson, Alexander Colin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander Colin |
Surname | Matheson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 23-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Angus and Mary Elizabeth Matheson, of Glen William, Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bournemouth North Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B.4. Grave 99. |
Epitaph | AS WE LOVED HIM SO WE MISS HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 69 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/112402 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Benson |
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Reason for Loss | Killed in the Luftwaffe bombing of the Metropole Hotel in Bournemouth on the day before his 20th birthday |