Watkins, Thomas Cledwyn
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Cledwyn |
Surname | Watkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
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Date of Death | 11-09-1959 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Sarah Jeanne Watkins of Lloyds Flat, Commercial St, Ystradgynlais, Brecon, Powys, Wales |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Valiant |
Serial Number | XD869 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ystrasgynlais Churchyard, Swansea, Wales |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2567833 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1959 |
End Date | 11-09-1959 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | After a night T/O en route for Narobi, Africa the aircraft crashed 3 miles North East of RAF Marham, Norfolk. The cause was not established |