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WATSON, Eric Norton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX41065 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 5 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 8 December 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CC A 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wangaratta 2/24th Infantry Battalion Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX41065 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX41065, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Caulfield, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of James Morton Watson and Florence Dagmar Watson, of Ballarat, Victoria.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OUR FREEDOM. REST IN PEACE...OUR LOVED SON ERIC
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