Watson, Kenneth Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Allan |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Donald Ianson Watson and Pearl Madeleine Watson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Margaret Irene Watson, of Toronto. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK133 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row D. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | SADLY MISSED BY ALL AT HOME IN CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/214200 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1944 |
End Date | 06-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Crowle soon after take-off |