F/O Thomas Matheson . Royal Canadian Air Force from (d. ) We are looking for a Canadian from WW2 who was a pilot in the RCAF. He was stationed in England during 1943, and probably before and after this time.
We have a photograph of him showing him in his uniform and forage cap. He is wearing a 39-45 Star and a Volunteers Medal with maple leaf clasp. He also has an 'ops wing' on the left breast pocket.
We believe his name to be Thomas Matheson or similar. He survived the war as the photograph was sent from Canada about 1946. Please contact me if you feel you can help find this man
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F/O F. D. Matheson. . (d.25th July 1943) F/O Matheson was killed on 25th July 43 on Ops to Essen.
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Sgt. Frank Mathew . United States Army APO 298 687th General Hospital from Pennsylvania Frank Mathew 687th General Hospital APO 298 United States Army to the 10th reinforcement Depot APO 874.
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Pte. Lancelot Jude Mathew . British Army 14th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps from India My Father was born in Calcutta India 1920. Lancelot Jude Mathew He joined the British Indian Army in 1939. I do not have much information about his service. I have a photo of my father in a Group it has writing on the back - 28.3.1944 Italy 1944. Taken a few days before I get Posted from unit No 12 India Ambulance and Complete staff of Indian & British Personell (in workshop at B___ for Repairs.) Group Photo is in my possession. Dated He was also in Cortina, Italy at the end of the war.
I believe he went to Burma but I don't have anything to support that belief.
At the end of the war 1945 He was associated with 14th Field Ambulance and is photographed in Austria with other personel
I have his discharge papers that were stamped in Aldersot UK 1946 showing his Service Number.
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CJ Mathews . British Army Royal Armoured Corps CJ Mathews served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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John Frederick Mathews . Royal Navy Commando Royal Marines from Brighton My frandfather, John Frederick Matthews, signed up for the Royal Marines in Portsmouth sometime during the early outbreak of WW2. Some time before, he also applied to Canterbury University to pursue an academic ambition. The story goes however that, at the time he discovered that he was accepted into Canterbury, he couldn't actually accept as he had, in the meantime, put his name down to become and Royal Marine Commando. He henceforth joined the Marines as a commando and served time in Germany and south-east Asia. Post war he became an secondary teacher, amateur boxer and rugby player.
Fortunately for me John was a sensitive, caring and devoted grandparent as ever one could expect to be blessed with, but maintained a reserve when it came to the subject of his wartime experiences and was, generally speaking, a quiet man. In retrospect, it's been understood by my family that he likely suffered from PTSD going by his unwillingness to talk about the war. Consequently 'Maintain peace at any cost' has been a mantra handed down via my mother Clare - we have often discussed that perhaps he was the source of this doctrine. I, being the first male in his family (having daughters Clare and Julia), seemed to invoke within him a confidante upon which I became an instrument to pass on his evidently traumatic experiences. Being an impressionable child of 7-8 (I think) my own recollections of this are somewhat scant in detail and prone to be embellished with (perhaps) fantastical remembrances. Nevertheless, one story in particular has remained etched in my mind and fresh as the day it was shared. What's more it's the only story I remember without embellishment and is therefore worth sharing.
He was positioned in Germany, apparently street fighting in a town/city with a partner who was a good friend of his and presumably near the end of the war. They were tasked with progressing upward, territorialy speaking, up a street for what end result was never made known to me. Each would take it in turn to cover the other as the other would weasel their way forward and clamber to other side of the street. This they did successfully, initially it appears, until John's partner tripped over half-way across the road. Simultaneously, my grandfather recalled, that he was witness to an horrific sight. It seems that that precise moment his friend was somehow killed by an explosive (stalk hand grenade?) device. He was scattered by it and my grandfather, understandably, became traumatised by the incident.
Following that, he sailed away to somewhere in South-East Asia where he saw no action and returned to England.
If anyone could help me with any of the factual or spuriously asserted facts I would be most grateful. I'm trying to find out more about who he was with and the circumstances surrounding his services and experiences.
Does anyone reading this know John? He was married to Ruth McCucheon (sp) and had two daughters Clare (my mother) and Julia. They lived in Shoreham, West Sussex. His ancestry is Welsh but he himself was born in England c.1924. His dream was to move to New Zealand but never made it here. I'm in New Zealand as a result of Clare inheriting his wishes.
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Cook Obediah "Obie" Mathews . US Army My mother lived in Plymouth and fell in love with Obie, whom she said, was the only man who treated her like a lady. She has now passed away but told me the story how he helped her during the war, but she would not go to Amercia with him as she had other children. I was born 1946. I saw him when he came to my home with his brother. I would like to know of any siblings and family.
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Cpl. Sidney John Mathews BEM. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 97 Sqdn. Cpl Mathews was awarded the BEM for his brave rescue of two crew members of a Lancaster that crashed in December 1943. All the remaining crew members died in the crash. A book has been written about the crash by one of the survivors' daughters www.firebynight.co.uk. We are keen to contact the family to share information. We know that he went to South Africa after the war.
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Sgt Philip Edwin Mathews. . Royal Air Force 76 Sqd. (d.11th May 1943 )
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Gnr. Robert Reginald Mathias . British Army 102 (Pembroke Yeomanry) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery from Haverfordwest, Pembs (d.24th Apr 1945) My uncle 'Bobby', Robert Reginald Mathias, died 24/4/1945 at Argenta Gap, Italy, a few days after the Battle of Argenta Gap. I have only one photograph of him and would love to know if anybody knew him.He served in Africa and Italy as a gunner. I have found his grave in Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy. It is my ambition now to go there and just say he has not been forgotten. I never knew him as I was born in 1957. Any information or even a photo of his regiment would be so appreciated.
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A Mathieson . British Army 1st Lothian & Border Yeomanry A Mathieson served with the 1st Lothian & Border Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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A Mathieson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps A Mathieson served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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RSM C Mathieson . British Army 1st btn Gordon Highlanders We've been left medals for this man but don't know who he was, can you help?
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Pte. Donald Benjamin Mathieson . British Army 2nd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders from Caithness
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Pte. Ernest R. Mathieu . US Army from Chicopee, MA Ernest Mathieu served with the US Army in WW2. He was captured in Italy in 1944 and held prisoner of war in Memmingen Stalag 7B, through to 19th of May 1945.
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James Matilinos . from Lowell, MA
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KA Matkin . British Army KA Matkin served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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K Matley . British Army K Matley served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Ronald J. Maton . Royal Air Force 578 Sqd. (d.31st Mar 1944) Ronald Maton was a Wireless Operator in 578 Squadron, stationed at RAF Burn.
He was killed on 31st March 1944 at Silverstone, whilst returning from raid on Nuremburg.
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Cpl. George Edgar Matson . Army Air Corps 1st Btn. Parachute Regiment from Aycliffe, Co. Durham (d.17th Sep 1944)
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L/Sgt. William Albert Charles Matterface MID. British Army Royal Artillery from Chelsea, London My dad, Bill Matterface was a soldier through and through, he was captured at Dunkirk and was on the long march to the concentration camp. He, from what he told us, was involved in the sport, getting the men involved in all sports and inter camp contests. He was MID for distinguished service, he never wanted the laurel leaf or his medals as he believed he was fighting to save the country and should not be rewarded for it. He was in Stalag XXA BAB 20 and captured for a good amount if the war, he never really spoke about the time before he was captured but told us stories of life inside the camp, how they entertained themselves with stage plays, baking cakes, making clothes, sport and much much more, he never did say where anything came from that was used in the making of the items they used. They suffered severe winters and many froze to death, they had rags on their feet when their boots fell apart and had to scrounge around for food and wood for a fire. He died on 11.11.1995 a very appropriate day.
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B Mattey . British Army B Mattey served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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AM Matthew . British Army AM Matthew served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F Matthew . British Army Royal Armoured Corps F Matthew served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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H Matthew . British Army Gordon Highlanders H Matthew served with the Gordon Highlanders British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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HD Matthew . British Army Lancashire Fusiliers HD Matthew served with the Lancashire Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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HG Matthew . British Army Rifle Brigade HG Matthew served with the Rifle Brigade British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Cpl. James Archibald Paterson Matthew . British Army Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders from Edinburgh, Scotland (d.22md May 1940 ) James Matthew was born in Hawick in 1911, the son of a career soldier later killed in WWI. He initially joined the Scots Greys but later transferred to the Cameron Highlanders. While billeted at Edinburgh Castle he met his future wife Mamie Day, and they had two daughters, Eileen in 1930 and Freda in 1934. He left the army about 1935, and worked as an electro-welder, which was a protected trade.
When war broke out in 1939 he felt guilty that other younger men were dying while he was an experienced soldier, and so joined up, with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. He was killed on the retreat to Dunkirk on 22nd May 1940, his regiment fighting a rear-guard action to try to hold up the rapidly advancing German Wehrmacht and tanks (including Field Marshall Erwin Rommel), in a bid to help evacuation of British troops. About three-quarters of the regiment were captured or killed. He is buried in the war cemetery at Bruyelles, near Tournai, in Belgium.
His widow married a New Zealand soldier and the family emigrated there after the war. James is well loved and remembered still by his family.
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R Matthew . British Army Gordon Highlanders R Matthew served with the Gordon Highlanders British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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RC Matthew . British Army 147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps RC Matthew served with the 147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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