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WATSON, Douglas Mervyn
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S50821, SX32174, SX32174 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1942, We do not have a definitive date for his enlistment in the Militia but it would have been soon after his 18th birthday. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons |
| Born: | Pinnaroo, South Australia, 9 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Retired - Orchardist |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, S50821, Army Training Units, We do not have a definitive date for his enlistment in the Militia but it would have been soon after his 18th birthday. | |
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| 1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, S50821, 108 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
| 19 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, SX32174 , 108 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, In the Field, SA - Transfer from the Militia | |
| 19 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX32174, 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons | |
| 18 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, S50821, 2nd/27th Transport Platoon presumably in the 2nd/27th Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX32174, 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons |
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