Watson, Waldron Worthing
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Waldron Worthing |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred Watson and Vera Gertrude Watson (Mutters) of Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW672 |
Markings | KW-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. J. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86806 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
The bomb aimer aboard this aircraft, R/194280 Sgt J.C. Arsenault survived the crash and became a PoW, number 263743. He hailed from Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was incarcerated in Stalag Luft IVB. |
Brother of J/16430 P/O Rayden Frederick Watson, who was also lost from Bomber Command. (http://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/229598) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 19-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Wesseling synthetic oil plant. 194 aircraft, 1 lost. A highly successful raid with good PFF marking. Approximately 1000 tons of bombs fell on the works in just 20 minutes. Despite more than 600 workers being present, their excellent air-raid shelters meant that only three were killed. Some bombs fell on the nearby town but again casualties were light. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Köln-Riehl, Germany |