William Drummond Matheson


Captain William Drummond Matheson MC was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Sergeant Matheson was promoted to temporary 2nd lieutenant 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.
His citation for the Military Cross, published in the Supplement to the London Gazette, states:

List of aerial victories

See also Aerial victory standards of World War I.
No.Date/timeAircraftFoeResultLocationNotes
122 October 1916 @ 09:00 hoursRoyal Aircraft Factory FE.2b serial number 7007German ScoutDestroyedSouthwest of SeclinObserver: William Meggitt
222 November 1916FE.2bEnemy aircraftDriven downArras
324 January 1917FE.2bGerman scoutDriven downMericourt
44 March 1917 @ 11:15 hoursFE.2b s/n 7025LVG two-seaterDestroyedCourrieresObserver: W. A. Barnes. Victory shared with three air crews, including Reginald Malcolm and Leonard Herbert Emsden
516 March 1917FE.2bEnemy aircraftDriven downNeuvireuil