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 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.

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 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