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WATTS, Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420315 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 56 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, 18 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Hornsby, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 29 December 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 420315 | |
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| 29 Dec 1944: | Involvement Flying Officer, 420315, No. 56 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Kenneth Watts 420315 of 56 Squadron RAF was killed when Hawker Tempest EJ522 was shot down near Bremen / Minden, Germany - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
56SQN was part of 122 Wing, 2TAF flying out of B.60 airstrip at Grimbergen in Belgium - it was the equal highest scoring Tempest unit with 59 confirmed victories along with 486 (NZ) SQN
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