Service Details
Name:
 MATTHEWS
Given Name:
 GORDON WILLIAM LASH
Initials:
 G W L
Service No:
 777634
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 266 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-07-03
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Date of Birth:
 1920-08-27
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Spitfire P8566, shot down, aerial combat over France
Additional
Information:
Born Gatooma. RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia. His brother also died in service.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Nord
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Cemetery:
 DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Plot 2 Row 1 Grave 49.

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