Watkinson, James Lester
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Lester |
Surname | Watkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry T. Watkinson and Edna Mae Watkinson, of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3597 |
Markings | KO-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sarzeau Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS PEOPLE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/69360 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-11-1942 |
End Date | 17-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Furze region off Bayonne. |
Reason for Loss | Lost off the French coast |