Watson, Frank Taylor
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Taylor |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 02-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Addison Watson, and of Sarah Watson, of Craster, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | PF431 |
Markings | GB-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. A. 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 159930 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
Had already completed one tour with 9 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wilsum, Germany |