Matthews, Frederick George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick George |
Surname | Matthews |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jewell and Lydia Jane Matthews, of Yanco, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | EF390 |
Markings | BU-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | La Bussière-sur-Ouche Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | SAFE WITH THE LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 206 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412465 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1943 |
End Date | 13-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Turin- Fiat factory. 152 aircraft, 2 losses. The crews described the raids as 'heavy and concentrated' although there was little detail from the local authorities except 18 dead. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at la Bussière-sur-Ouche, near Dijon, France |