In Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt is the Commonwealth War Grave of 540854 Leading Aircraftman Matthew Hetherington Winship, serving with the 216 Squadron Royal Air Force who died 16/07/1940.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Winship, and stepson of Ezina A. C. Winship, of Gateshead, Co. Durham.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:

LAC Winship was killed when Bristol Bombay L5848 was lost on a mission to Tobruk. The bomber was shot down by a night fighter, with the loss of all five crew members. The body of LAC Winship was washed ashore and buried; the others are named on the Alamein Memorial.
Bomber Command Losses in the Middle East and Mediterranean; D. Gunby & P. Temple; 2006; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 978-1857802344, page 21

Also killed in the same incident was P/Off. John Grundy

Matthew Hetherington Winship is remembered in Eighton Banks on E50.03 and in Gateshead on G39.065