RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Pryde-Watson, Robin Douglas

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Pryde-Watson ​

• FORENAME

Robin Douglas ​

• UNIT

161 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

1572859 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

23rd June 1943 ​

• AGE

27 ​

• GRAVESITE

Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Netherlands Plot 69 Row B Coll.grave 16 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

despatcher / air gunner​

Halifax DG405​

crashed Ijsselmeer, Holland ​

 

[CAH]

There are errors in this entry. R.D. Pryde-Watson was despatcher on this last flight not air gunner and they were not taking part in Operation Lemontree. they were in fact on operations Catarrh 13 combined with St Paul and Harrow.