Sergeant [Air Gunner]

Bernard George Watson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Watson and of Ivy May Watson, of Foxton, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • Martyn (2008)
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The crew of a Wellington were all on board the aircraft, waiting for take off, when a 250lb bomb on board, exploded.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1, p 146]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
1066276
Name:
Bernard George Watson
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 37 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
27 September 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XVIII. H. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Bernard George Watson
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