2nd Lt. J. A. Watson-Bourne

[russgray7]

Hi all,

Could anyone provide me with any information on this officer, J. A. Watson-Bourne who served (without much distinction) with the RFC from 6th March to 8th April 1916. I have tried to find him on the London Gazette (no luck) and have also googled him finding only that he came second in the Isle of Mann TT in 1922.

He went to the Central Flying School during the above period but seemed unable to land without crashing hence his untimely end in the RFC.

Thank you in advance,

Russ

[Guest Bonzo]

Hi all,

Could anyone provide me with any information on this officer, J. A. Watson-Bourne who served (without much distinction) with the RFC from 6th March to 8th April 1916. I have tried to find him on the London Gazette (no luck) and have also googled him finding only that he came second in the Isle of Mann TT in 1922.

He went to the Central Flying School during the above period but seemed unable to land without crashing hence his untimely end in the RFC.

Thank you in advance,

Russ

Looks like he went on to die in WW2 (see link). I am not registered with the Military Genealogy site, so I'm not 100% sure it's the same guy, but it's a pretty distinctive name. (I was looking him up for motorcycling reasons)

https://www.military-genealogy.com/nameShow...&sid=115846

[russgray7]

Thanks M Bourne for your reply,

Sorry this has been a little late but I never realised I had had a reply after a year.

I do not have military geneology either but if anyone has I would be indebted for the answer to this question.

Thank in advance,

Russ

[russgray7]

Hi there,

I would just like to add that I have found (I think) Watson Bourne on the LG during WWII (16 Jan 1940) but for some reason I am unable to get the page.....it keeps coming up error.

Does anyone else have a problem with this page and if not could you let me know what it reads.

http://beta.gazettes-online.co.uk/SearchRe...11229),%20&

Many thanks again,

Russ

[Starlight]

Hi Russ,

I tried your link as well as

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/SearchRes...mp;gpn=352&

and had the same problem. I could access the page before and the page after but not page 352.

You'll need to contact them to have the page fixed.

[russgray7]

Thanks for trying Starlight,

I have reported it but as yet no joy.

I do know that Watson Bourne died whilst serving as a Captain with the Royal Corps of Signals on 22/03/1943....he is on the CWGC site but where and how he died I do not know and there is just the one mention of him on the LG (probably his promotion to Captain).

Any help would be grateful but I am aware that this is now really off board for this site and furthermore I am unsure as to how you go about researching soldiers during WWII.

Cheers again,

Russ