Walton, Matthew Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Matthew Henry |
Surname | Walton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Matthew Walton and of Edith Walton (Nee Preston), of Northland, Wellington New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP729 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | New Shildon (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 601. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429439 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
As with many airmen from the dominions, his body must have been claimed by extended family for burial, given the location of the grave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-01-1945 |
End Date | 04-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Starboard engine failed at cruising altitude. Crew were making for Wheaton Aston airfield but the aircraft crashed at Church Eaton, near Stafford |