Bernard MATTHEWS

1899 - 1928  (29 years)

• Name	Bernard MATTHEWS
  Born	28 Jun 1899
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1928
  Person ID	I28429	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John Hobson MATTHEWS
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alice GWYN-HUGHS
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary PITT,   b. 28 Feb 1906,   d. 26 Apr 1985  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1926	Kitale Kenya
  Children	1. Anne MATTHEWS   2. Gillian MATTHEWS
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F3253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He falsified his age and just managed to join the British Airforce as a pi lot at the tail end of the World War I and saw much action. He farmed ne ar Kitale where he died of Black Water fever - leaving his widow with the ir only child and pregnant with their second daughter.