Matthews, Keith Lash
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Keith Lash |
Surname | Matthews |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gordon Paxton Lash Matthews and Margaret May Matthews (Nee Shone) of S. Rhodesia. His Brother Sergeant Gordon William Lash Matthews Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ831 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kersbeek-Miskom Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 69 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778843 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | Potaardestraat, Kersbeek-Miskom (Kortenaken), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone, inscribed marble tablet & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Tijdens de nacht van 24/25 augustus 1942 vertrok de Wellington BJ 831 van op zijn thuisbasis RAF Snaith voor een bombardmentsmissie op Frankfurt werd het toestel neergehaald door een Duitse nachtjager |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1942 |
End Date | 25-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over the target, the starboard wing caught fire and the aircraft crashed at Miskom, Belgium |