Goldstein, Matthias Aaron
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Matthias Aaron |
Surname | Goldstein |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mark David and Anne Goldstein. Husband of Cecilia Goldstein. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1253 |
Markings | NP-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 84. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1266021 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1942 |
End Date | 08-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Genoa. 175 aircraft, 6 losses (3.4%). A very successful raid, as claimed by returning crews and this was later confirmed by aerial photographs |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on return leg and ditched in the River Humber. Two crew members baled out but drowned and a third was killed on impact |