Watson, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 03-10-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6085 |
Markings | MG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edinburgh (Sauton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 947. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 621058 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Miscellaneous Information
DFM published in London Gazette 24th October 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9423 (P362736/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-10-1941 |
End Date | 04-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder and crashed near Bourn, WSW of Cambridge |