| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Age | 25 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date / place of birth | Unknown |
| Military information | |
| Army Number | 572663 |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Function | Flight Engineer |
| Platoon / Troop / Flight | Unknown |
| Company / Squadron | 196 Squadron RAF Station Keevil |
| Unit / Group | 38 Group |
| Division / Transport / Command | Transport Command |
| Regiment | Royal Air Force |
| Death information | |
| Died when | 19-9-1944 |
| Died where | Arnhem |
| Spot | Amsterdamseweg Area near Warnsborn |
| Map reference | Unknown |
| Burial location | |
| Grave number | 4-C-5 |
| Graves overview | |
| Miscellaneous information | |
| Personal notes | |
At approx 15.39 hours (NL-time), a 196 Squadron Stirling (EF248, ZO-'V'), was hit by flak while dropping suppies near Supply Dropping Point 'V;, west of Arnhem. The pilot, Warrant Officer Keith Prowd ordered the crew to bale out. The whole crew exited the aircraft before this crashed north of Arnhem. Of the 10-men crew (6 flying crew, 2 air despatchers and 2 \"extra's\") 7 were killed. Sergeant Dennis 'Lofty' Matthews parachute had caught fire while still in the aircraft. He decided to jump from the Stirling attached to a wicker pannier and parachuted himself 'down the hatch'. Several witnesses saw the parachute open \"with a man on top of the pannier\". The Germans opened fire on him and later Matthews' body was found, dead and still attached to the pannier.... | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Age | 25 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date / place of birth | Unknown |
| Military information | |
| Army Number | 572663 |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Function | Flight Engineer |
| Platoon / Troop / Flight | Unknown |
| Company / Squadron | 196 Squadron RAF Station Keevil |
| Unit / Group | 38 Group |
| Division / Transport / Command | Transport Command |
| Regiment | Royal Air Force |
| Death information | |
| Died when | 19-9-1944 |
| Died where | Arnhem |
| Spot | Amsterdamseweg Area near Warnsborn |
| Map reference | Unknown |
| Burial location | |
| Grave number | 4-C-5 |
| Graves overview | |
| Miscellaneous information | |
| Personal notes | |
At approx 15.39 hours (NL-time), a 196 Squadron Stirling (EF248, ZO-'V'), was hit by flak while dropping suppies near Supply Dropping Point 'V;, west of Arnhem. The pilot, Warrant Officer Keith Prowd ordered the crew to bale out. The whole crew exited the aircraft before this crashed north of Arnhem. Of the 10-men crew (6 flying crew, 2 air despatchers and 2 \"extra's\") 7 were killed. Sergeant Dennis 'Lofty' Matthews parachute had caught fire while still in the aircraft. He decided to jump from the Stirling attached to a wicker pannier and parachuted himself 'down the hatch'. Several witnesses saw the parachute open \"with a man on top of the pannier\". The Germans opened fire on him and later Matthews' body was found, dead and still attached to the pannier.... | |
Operation Market Garden: The Digital Monument
Roll of Honour: British 1st Airborne Division
September 17th 1944 - September 25th 1944
Featuring:
- 1796 personal KIA files
- 547 portrait photo's
- 1700 headstone photo's
Created by Remco Hendriks
Contents by the Market Garden Foundation
