Watson, Dugald John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Dugald John |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Watson, of Prospect, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW172 |
Markings | HD-F Get up Them Stairs |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row J. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | WE WILL REMEMBER HIM IN DEEPEST LOVE. FATHER AND AUDREY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417914 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Kirkburn Grange Farm, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax LW172 of 466 Sqn RAAF which crashed in fog while attempting to land after ops to Hamburg, 9th April 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
The aircraft had flown 97 sorties |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 09-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg- to attack the shipyards. 440 aircraft, 6 losses. Bombing was scattered due to cloud cover. Although some damage was probably caused to the shipyards, the American 8th Air Force had attacked the target only a few hours earlier so it was impossible to differentiate the damaged caused by the two raids |
Reason for Loss | Encountered fog on return and flew into trees while trying to locate the airfield. Crashed 2 miles west of the airfield |