Pilot Officer Thomas Albert Kidd Watterson, R. C. A. F.

1912 - 1943  (30 years)

• Name	Thomas Albert Kidd Watterson
  Prefix	Pilot Officer
  Suffix	R. C. A. F.
  Birth	13 Mar 1912	Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133625925
  _FGRAVE	133625925
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	14 Feb 1943	Lake Echo, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	Cause: Life lost in an aircraft crash off the coast of Nova Scotia
  	Pilot Officer, RCAF. The crew of Lockheed Hudson #771 aircraft was on a navigational training and transport flight between Torbay in Newfoundland and Dartmouth in Nova Scotia, Canada, when they disappeared, crashing 11 miles from RCAF Station Dartmouth. There were three crew members, as well as three passengers aboard the Hudson, and all six servicemen perished in the aircraft accident. Though a military search was immediately launched, the crash site was not located until 6 Nov 1944. The aircrew members were- Flight Sergeant Robert Cecil ROLFE, Warrant Officer Class II James Robin STICK and Pilot Officer Thomas Albert Kidd WATTERSON. The military passengers were- Flight Lieutenant John Thomas HOOK, US Army Lieutenant Eugene Estes SNELL and Flying Officer William Hector THOMPSON. Military Service- Rank: Pilot Officer Trade: Pilot Service Number: J/21312 Age: 30 Force: Air Force Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Division: 145 RCAF Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron [MOTTO: 'Furor Non Sine Frenis' (Fury, but not without restraints)] Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas A. Watterson, M.D. and Jessie G. Watterson of Manotick, Ontario, Canada. Pilot Officer Thomas Albert Kidd Watterson is commemorated on Page 225 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
  Burial	Elmview Cemetery, Kars, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 6810 Rideau Valley Drive Kars, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario Canada
  Person ID	I4586	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Dr. Thomas Albert Watterson,   b. 16 Jan 1875, North Gower, North Gower Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Aug 1936, North Gower, North Gower Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Jessie Grace Pallistar,   b. 1877   d. 25 May 1970, Kars, North Gower Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1908
  	www.ancestry.ca [accessed 161205] marriage register, Ottawa, Carleton Co., ON Name:Thos Albert Walterson [Thos Albert Watterson] Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1875 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:17 Mar 1908 Marriage Place:Carleton, Ontario, Canada Father: Gabriel Walterson Mother: Sarah Jane Kidd Walterson Spouse: Jessie Grace Pallister
  Family ID	F1604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Mar 1912 - Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Pilot Officer Thomas Albert Kidd Watterson 1912-1943

  
  

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  (Medical):The crew of Lockheed Hudson #771 aircraft was on a navigational training and transport flight between Torbay in Newfoundland and Dartmouth in Nova Scotia, Canada, when they disappeared, crashing 11 miles from RCAF Station Dartmouth. There were three crew members, as well as three passengers aboard the Hudson, and all six servicemen perished in the aircraft accident. Though a military search was immediately launched, the crash site was not located until 6 Nov 1944.