Watts, Joseph John
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Joseph John |
Surname | Watts |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DSO, MiD, IGSM |
Date of Death | 13-06-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4345 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harpswell (St. Chad) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 32152 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in despatches January 1941 |
His DSO was promulgated without citation in the London Gazette on 9 July 1940 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2254 (P352854/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1940 |
End Date | 13-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Communications |
Reason for Loss | Collided with balloon barrage at Ipswich, Suffolk and crashed into a flour mill at Felixstowe, killing one of the employees |