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.
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