Watts, Henry Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Victor |
Surname | Watts |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Florence Watts, of Pleck, Walsall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3276 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Walsall (Ryecroft) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 1. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | HE LIVED TO SMILE AND WITH THAT SMILE HE SERVED AND DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 650383 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Hit a line of trees and crashed 0515 alongside the Saxthorpe-Heydon road near Corpusty Norwich. All crew were seriously injured Sgt Watts died while being treated in the Norwich and Norfolk hospital. |