Watkins, Joseph Ridley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Ridley |
Surname | Watkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Thomas Watkins and Edith Groves Watkins. Husband of Margaret Lilian Watkins, of Wanstead, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | PZ340 |
Markings | HB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Little Massingham (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | VALIANT FOR TRUTH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152875 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 239 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/68 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/67 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1945 |
End Date | 02-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- low-level intruder sortie |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on return to base, near Narborough Hall close to Marham airfield, Norfolk |