Matthews, Philip Malcolm
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Philip Malcolm |
Surname | Matthews |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gordon and Elizabeth Matthews, of Langruth, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG238 |
Markings | EQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ripon Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 385. |
Epitaph | I'VE TOPPED THE WIND-SWEPT HEIGHTS WITH EASY GRACE PUT OUT MY HAND AND TOUCHED THE FACE OF GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 206 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/11847 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Matthews Lake, Manitoba; Between Wells Lake and Goldsand Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
First Halifax V to be lost to BC |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-11-1942 |
End Date | 09-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed east of Croft airfield, Co. Durham |