Watson, John George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John George |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7894 |
Markings | -U2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. C. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1101058 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed close to Schönningstedt near Reinbek, east of Hamburg. |