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Kenneth Duncan Matheson

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Biography for Kenneth Duncan Matheson. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613-01479). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Kenneth Duncan Matheson. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased P …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth Duncan AWMM
  • Surname
    Matheson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    K.d matheson Public - Gemma - Other relative - 24 April 2017 - Family and also the paper past and also auckland central website.
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ425122 AWMM
    • WWII 425122 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 September 1909 RNZAF Biographies (R17845613) Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Widow: Mrs. E. M. Matheson of Wellington AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. D. W. Matheson of Lower Hutt AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Kenneth Matheson was the son of William Donald and Blanche Matheson; husband of Edna May Matheson, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

      Attended Levin District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)) AWMM
    • K.d matheson was born on 29 September 1909 and died on the 31 March 1944. He was a Lancaster airbomber and also a co-pilot at the time his plane he was flying was shot down by a night fighter. Public - Gemma - Other relative - 24 April 2017 - Internet
    • He also flew 467 hrs and 25th op and twelve of them had been to Berlin. Public - Gemma - Other relative - 24 April 2017 - Internet
    • The plane he was flying crashed at kunreuth 7km south east of forchhiem Public - Gemma - Other relative - 24 April 2017 - Internet
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Death

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  • Death
    31 March 1944 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Germany, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany AWMM 8. B. 8. AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing]. Archives New Zealand (R17845747) AWMM

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