Reginald Bennett Watkins
Memorial: Aust
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Pilot Officer
Parents: George James and Ada Elizabeth Watkins
Home address: Cliff House Aust
Pre-war occupation: Aircraft fitter
Date of birth: 13/01/1914
Date of death: 23/04/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Churchyard St John’s Aust and commemorated in the church.
Age: 27
Further information:
Reginald had an older brother Harry, 8 years his senior and Reginald was educated at Colston Boys School. On leaving school at the age of 16 he enlisted in the RAF as an apprentice and qualified as an aircraft fitter. At the end of 1940 he was granted a commission as a pilot officer and in 1941 was posted to the Sudan. Whilst on duty he suffered from appendicitis and was repatriated to England but died from complications.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
The War Memorial Book for the Parishes of Olveston & Aust South Gloucestershire compiled by William Morgan