Watt, Samuel Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Samuel Frederick |
Surname | Watt |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Francis Watt and Rosetta Amelia Watt (née Drayson), of Grosvenor Road, Ramsgate, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | W4375 |
Markings | DX - |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 168. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 925584 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 24 May 1921. Samuel Jr. was a butcher's rounds man. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-02-1943 |
End Date | 19-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Scampton at 1829 hrs detailed to attack targets in Wilhelmshaven, This Lancaster was claimed as a probable shot down by Uffz Geor Kraft of 12./NJG1 flying from Leeuwarden, at 2113 hrs over the sea 30km North West of Terschelling |