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Ronald Hepburn Matthews

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Ronald Hepburn Matthews

February 15, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/90023

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

407 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Arthur Russel Matthews and Leila May Matthews, of Preston, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 380 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DRUMACHOSE (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHYARD
County Londonderry, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave 25.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of RONALD HEPBURN MATTHEWS– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of RONALD HEPBURN MATTHEWS
    Photo of RONALD HEPBURN MATTHEWS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Notification of death– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Notification of death
    Notification of death – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker of Ronald Hepburn Matthews. Photo dated 24th June 2007

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave marker of Ronald Hepburn Matthews. Photo dated 24th June 2007
  • Preston Ontario Cenotaph– Dedicated November 8, 1926. The names of Preston soldiers killed in the Second World War were added in 1949.

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    Preston Ontario Cenotaph
    Preston Ontario Cenotaph – Dedicated November 8, 1926. The names of Preston soldiers killed in the Second World War were added in 1949.
  • Preston Ontario Wall of Remembrance Mural– Mural by D. Sopha. Located adjacent to the Preston Cenotaph.

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    Preston Ontario Wall of Remembrance Mural
    Preston Ontario Wall of Remembrance Mural – Mural by D. Sopha. Located adjacent to the Preston Cenotaph.

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