Watson, Walter McDonald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter McDonald |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George S. and Josephine Watson, of Sandhaven, Aberdeenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3718 |
Markings | HA-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 96. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1112566 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1942 |
End Date | 03-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. Good visibility and a high proportion of the 325 crews reported good results although it is likely that most of the bombs fell outside the town. Some damage to the port area, including the sinking of one 1700 ton ship |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t at 0028 transmitting a distress call |