Mathews, Richard Granville Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Granville Douglas |
Surname | Mathews |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Douglas Mathews and Joyce Mary Mathews. Husband of Marjorie Mathews (Nee Oliver), of Barming, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9387 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 75. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0865 (Block 10, Column 12, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 206 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1324301 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | For the Father I never knew R.G.D. Matthews |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/492/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/492/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1942 |
End Date | 06-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Chivenor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |