Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Kenneth MATHEWSON
, 5th Cousin
, 5th CousinBirth17 Feb 1919, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Death18 Jul 1944, Normandy, France
BurialRanville War Cemetery, Calvados, Normandy, France,
FatherWilliam Galbraith MATHEWSON (~1891-1960)
MotherFrances Gordon BLACK (~1894-1983)
Notes for William Kenneth MATHEWSON
In the 1921 Scotland Census North For, Dunfermline
Head William G. Mathewson, age 30 years 1 month, born Dunfermline, Fife, Director -Jas. Mathewson & Son Ltd. Linen Manufacturers
Wife Francis G. Mathewson, age 27 years 9 months, born Kirkcaldy, Fife, home duties
Son William K. Mathewson, age 2 years 4 months, born Dunfermline, Fife
Daughter Frances M. Mathewson, age 5 months, born Dunfermline, Fife
4 servants
London Gazette June 20, 1939
Territorial Army
Royal Armoured Corps.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants
William Kenneth Mathewson (late Cadet Corporal, Glenalmond (Trinity College) Contingent, Jun. Div., Officer Training Corps 21st June 1939
UK War Graves
Ranville War Cemetery, France
Captain William Kenneth Mathewson, 88244. 2nd The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, R.A.C. 18th July, 1944. Age 25. Son of William Galbraith Mathewson and Frances Gordon Mathewson, of Easter Balgedie, Fife. II. D. 9.
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CPT William Kenneth Mathewson
BIRTH 1919, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
DEATH 18 Jul 1944 (aged 24–25), Amfreville-les-Champs, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
BURIAL, Portmoak Churchyard, Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
PLOT Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, Normandy, France, grave reference II.D.9
MEMORIAL ID 135768612
Cenotaph:
Captain William Kenneth Mathewson, 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, Service No. 88244, was killed in action during Operation Goodwood, part of the battle for Caen, on 18th July 1944, aged 25. Son of William Galbraith Mathewson and Frances Gordon Mathewson of Easter Balgedie, Fife, Scotland. He was originally buried in Amfreville Le Plein, Normandy, but was reburied on 10th August 1945 in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, Normandy, France, grave reference II.D.9. His gravestone cross is inscribed "I Have Fought A Good Fight, I Have Finished My Course, I Have Kept The Faith"
Researched by Mentiplay -
from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife_and_Forfar_Yeomanry
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
The 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry took part in the Normandy landings with the 29th Armoured Brigade in the 11th Armoured Division in June 1944. It subsequently saw action in Operation Epsom in June 1944, Operation Goodwood in July 1944, Operation Bluecoat in August 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
Head William G. Mathewson, age 30 years 1 month, born Dunfermline, Fife, Director -Jas. Mathewson & Son Ltd. Linen Manufacturers
Wife Francis G. Mathewson, age 27 years 9 months, born Kirkcaldy, Fife, home duties
Son William K. Mathewson, age 2 years 4 months, born Dunfermline, Fife
Daughter Frances M. Mathewson, age 5 months, born Dunfermline, Fife
4 servants
London Gazette June 20, 1939
Territorial Army
Royal Armoured Corps.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants
William Kenneth Mathewson (late Cadet Corporal, Glenalmond (Trinity College) Contingent, Jun. Div., Officer Training Corps 21st June 1939
UK War Graves
Ranville War Cemetery, France
Captain William Kenneth Mathewson, 88244. 2nd The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, R.A.C. 18th July, 1944. Age 25. Son of William Galbraith Mathewson and Frances Gordon Mathewson, of Easter Balgedie, Fife. II. D. 9.
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CPT William Kenneth Mathewson
BIRTH 1919, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
DEATH 18 Jul 1944 (aged 24–25), Amfreville-les-Champs, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
BURIAL, Portmoak Churchyard, Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
PLOT Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, Normandy, France, grave reference II.D.9
MEMORIAL ID 135768612
Cenotaph:
Captain William Kenneth Mathewson, 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, Service No. 88244, was killed in action during Operation Goodwood, part of the battle for Caen, on 18th July 1944, aged 25. Son of William Galbraith Mathewson and Frances Gordon Mathewson of Easter Balgedie, Fife, Scotland. He was originally buried in Amfreville Le Plein, Normandy, but was reburied on 10th August 1945 in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, Normandy, France, grave reference II.D.9. His gravestone cross is inscribed "I Have Fought A Good Fight, I Have Finished My Course, I Have Kept The Faith"
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from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife_and_Forfar_Yeomanry
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
The 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry took part in the Normandy landings with the 29th Armoured Brigade in the 11th Armoured Division in June 1944. It subsequently saw action in Operation Epsom in June 1944, Operation Goodwood in July 1944, Operation Bluecoat in August 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.