Rowntree, Mathew
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Mathew |
Surname | Rowntree |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mathew and Margaret Jane Rowntree, of North Shields. Husband of Jane Burton Rowntree, of North Shields. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ304 |
Markings | ZL-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Grave 14503. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED BY LOVING WIFE JANE SONS BRIAN AND STUART DAUGHTER CAROL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1091825 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-11-1944 |
End Date | 25-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Gardening over Danish waters. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed about 100 yards from shore in Spey Bay, Scotland on return leg |