Reginald Henry Watts
Memorial: Patchway
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Medals: 1939–45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
Parents: Foster parents Gilbert and Gertrude Edwards
Home address: 382 Fishponds Road, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Fitter
Date of birth: 09/06/1920
Date of death: 27/08/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and commemorated on Patchway War Memorial
Further information:
On the day of his death, Reginald was part of a crew of 6 on board Lancaster Bomber LM622 that took off from RAF Grimsby. They were on a night raid of Kiel in Germany but were shot down by night fighters over the target area and all on board lost their lives.
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.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/watts-rh-033/
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=LM622
https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/watts-rh-033/