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WATSON, Dugald John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 417914 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 466 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Newcastle, NSW, 22 October 1923 |
| Home Town: | Plympton, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Newcastle High School, Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Technical trainee at BHP |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Kirkham Grange, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 9 April 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, North Yorkshire, England H J 11, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1942: | Involvement Flying Officer, 417914 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417914, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF), Adelaide | |
| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417914 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Watson, of Prospect, South Australia.
Flying Officer Dugald John Watson, R.A.A.F., only son of Mr. Harry Watson, formerly of Mayfield East, and now of Chalres Street, Plympton, South Australia was killed in action on April 8 as a result of air operations. He was captain of a Halivax aircraft on an operational flight. The plane crased at Kirkham Grange, Driffiled, Yorkshire, during a landing.
He was educated at Newcastle High School and was later a technical trainee at the B.H.P. He left Australia with the R.A.A.F. in 1942.
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