Watson, Thomas Nicholson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Nicholson |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Mary J. W. Watson, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL847 |
Markings | JO-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Gros-Theil Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187732 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Squadron Motto | Press on regardless |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Le Gros-Theil (Eure), 10 km NNW of Le Neuborg. |