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Flight Sergeant Mathias was the bomb aimer of a Stirling aircraft engaged during the night of the 27/28th May 1943 in an attack on (redacted). This was his first operational flight. The aircraft failed to return to its base and all the crew including Flight Sergeant Mathias were classified as missing. In due course his death was offcially presumed ot have occurred on the 27th May, 1943.

5/15/2434 AS2.
285 Hours as Air Bomber.

Mr. S.G. Mathias (F), (right aligned)
62 Poulson Street, (right aligned)
Addington, (right aligned)
CHRISTCHURCH. (right aligned & underlined)