Watts, Christopher Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Christopher Anthony |
Surname | Watts |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Christopher Watts and Nellie Watts (née Hartley). Husband of Lily Watts (née Schofield), of Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED444 |
Markings | EA-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 11-13. |
Epitaph | HOLD THOU THY CROSS BEFORE MY CLOSING EYES... IN LIFE, IN DEATH... ABIDE WITH ME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 49120 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1943 |
End Date | 18-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Lt. Paul Szameitat of 6./NJG3 at 22.04hrs. Crashed in flames at Barenshoft nr Flensburg. The victory was also claimed, unsuccessfully, but a flak battery. |