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Old 7th September 2013, 20:03
Martin Gleeson Martin Gleeson is offline
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Re: Plt Off Watson 206 Sqn

Hallo Chris,

This is 40964 P/O Guy Parker Watson.

I cannot find details of his initial commissioning as a P/O in the LG (probably not posting the service numbers then).
His DFC was gazetted on 22 October 1940. If anyone could post the full citation that would be very helpful.
He was promoted to F/O w.e.f. 3 September 1940 (gazetted on 5 November 1940.
To F/Lt. w.e.f. 3 September 1941 (gazetted 28 October 1941).
To Acting S/L on 1 January 1944 and awarded the MBE on the same day (if I have read the LG correctly). The last entry I can find is when he was transferred to the Reserve on 16 May 1944. He survived the war.

I only have the 206 Sqn. ORB for 1940 (AIR 27/1222). He was flying with them during January 1940. The last record of him in the 206 Sqn. ORB (F.541) is on 27 September 1940 but this is at best an unreliable document.
He was unhurt in a landing accident at Docking on the night of 9/10 August 1940 in Hudson N7318 which was damaged but later repaired.

That's all I have on him.

Martin.
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