Watt, Hance
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Hance |
Surname | Watt |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Margaret Watt, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK539 |
Markings | UM-A2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 29. C. 12-13. |
Epitaph | AS LONG AS LIFE AND MEMORY LAST WE WILL REMEMBER YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1571083 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Walk, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt. Hance Watt : Flight Engineer and the crew of Lancaster HK539 UM-A2 : Squadron. Killed in active service : 25th March 1944, "Never to be forgotten" Your nephew Craig |
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1841hrs. Shot down by night fight 16 miles E of Munster. The aircraft broke up in the air and crashed to the ground 100m N of farm owned by Herr Altenau of Warendorf, Westphalia. |