William Drummond Matheson

William Drummond Matheson
Born	7 August 1890 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	14 December 1961 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Buried	Lorne Street Cemetery, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Allegiance	Canada United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Flying Corps
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 25 Squadron RFC
Awards	Military Cross

Captain William Drummond Matheson MC was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]

Sergeant Matheson was promoted to temporary 2nd lieutenant (on probation) on 12 November 1916. He continued to serve with #25 Squadron from 12 November 1916 to 16 March 1917. Wounded by machine gun fire, his left foot had to be amputated. After his hospitalization in Canada, on 2 Oct 1918 he was posted to the School of Special Flying; and on 19 December 1918 he was again posted, this time to Headquarters.[2]

His citation for the Military Cross, published in the Supplement to the London Gazette, states:[3]

Temp. 2nd Lt. William Drummond Matheson, Genl. List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading a formation of eight machines against 16 of the enemy. He drove down one hostile machine and eventually succeeded in landing his machine safely in spite of being attacked by several enemy machines. On other occasions he has brought down four hostile machines.

List of aerial victories

See also Aerial victory standards of World War I.

No.	Date/time	Aircraft	Foe	Result	Location	Notes
1	22 October 1916 @ 09:00 hours	Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b serial number 7007	German Scout	Destroyed	Southwest of Seclin	Observer: William Meggitt
2	22 November 1916	FE.2b	Enemy aircraft	Driven down	Arras
3	24 January 1917	FE.2b	German scout	Driven down	Mericourt
4	4 March 1917 @ 11:15 hours	FE.2b s/n 7025	LVG two-seater	Destroyed	Courrieres	Observer: W. A. Barnes. Victory shared with three air crews, including Reginald Malcolm and Leonard Herbert Emsden
5	16 March 1917	FE.2b	Enemy aircraft	Driven down	Neuvireuil[4]

References

1. "William Drummond Matheson". theaerodrome.com.
2. "No. 29852". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 7 December 1916. p. 11944.
3. "No. 30064". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 11 May 1917. p. 4591.
4. The Aerodrome

External links

• "Lieutenant W. D. Matheson, MC SAC 1905-1910". 142 St. Andrew's College Highland Cadet Corps. St. Andrew's College. Retrieved 28 November 2013.