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WATCHORN, James Bayly
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408117 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 247 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3 March 1921 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Law Student |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Kent, England, United Kingdom, 4 October 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section 4, Row I, Grave 16. Epitaph reads "Vivit Post Funera Virtus" (Virtue Lives After the Funeral) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hutchins School WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 408117 | |
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| 6 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408117 | |
| 4 Oct 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408117, No. 247 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer James Bayly Watchorn 408117 was killed when Hawker Typhoon IB JP729 of 247 Squadron (China British) Squadron RAF crashed near the town of New Romney in Kent, England
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