Watt, Archibald Allen
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Archibald Allen |
Surname | Watt |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Maud Watt, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2921 |
Markings | KM-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Waddington (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HE DIED IN THE GLORY OF MANHOOD FOR THE GLORY OF HIS COUNTRY. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778354 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8890 (P362071/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1941 |
End Date | 08-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Minelaying- Kiel Bay |
Reason for Loss | Failed to climb after take-off and crashed at Branston Hall Farm where the mine exploded |