WATSON, John Hendry Maurice
| Service Number: | 425388 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1942, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 458 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane Queensland Australia , 12 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Buranda Boys State School, Gathas Agricultural College, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Insurance Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Italy, 14 December 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ancona War Cemetery, Italy Plot 11. Row E. Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 425388 | |
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| 1 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 425388, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate, Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 10 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 15 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 425388, Emb. Melbourne for Canada | |
| 10 Jun 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 10 Jun 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer | |
| 22 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 425388, No. 458 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Warrant Officer John Hendry Maurice WATSON was the son of John Andrew Watson and Minna Pauline (nee Maurice). He attended the Buranda Boys State School and then the Gathas Agricultural College in Queensland. John enlisted on 1 February 1942 and on 14 December 1942 he married Margaret Joyce (nee Nielsen). A few weeks later he was sent to Canada to undertake training prior to arriving in the Middle East in November 1943. John lost his life on 14 December 1944 whilst a member of a Wellington air crew involved in a flying battle over Italy.
He had been a clerk in the Accounts Department of The Residential Assurance Company Limited prior to enlistment.
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