Watts, John Martin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Martin |
Surname | Watts |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Ethel Rosetta Watts, of Caxton, Cambridgeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ531 |
Markings | EX-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 240. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1874534 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Remembering the Crew of Short Stirling bomber LJ531, lost on 17th June 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the first time Mandrel had been deployed |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1944 |
End Date | 17-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Creake |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- Mandrel screen radar jamming device for Sterkrade raid |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |