Christian William John (Jack) WATSON

WATSON, Christian William John

Service Number: TX5466
Enlisted: 2 June 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, 23 November 1905
Home Town: King Island, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Currie, Tasmania, Australia, 21 October 1995, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Currie Public Cemetery, King Island, Tasmania
Row 9 Church of England Section.
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

2 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX5466, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion
22 Feb 1942: Imprisoned Captured by the Japanese on Timor; repatriated from Manila.
24 Jan 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX5466, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Barker Gary

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