Pilot Officer [Pilot]

Vincent William Mathias

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert Vincent Mathias and of Catharine McIntosh Mathias (nee Murray), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Vincent and his crew came into collision with another Halifax heavy bomber from the RCAF in the Netherlands.
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I am sorry, but his birthday is 11 December 1915. He was born in Geraldine, South Canterbury, Christchurch. Vincent William Mathias applied for war service in May 1941. His service number was 426055....

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Casualty

Service Number: 
426055
Name:
Vincent William Mathias
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 578 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
30 November 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XII. E. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
Vincent William Mathias
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