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WATSON, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX34386 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3MD / VIC Area Lines of Communication |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newport State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Radio Technician |
| Died: | Accidental, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1940, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England Section Plot O Grave 10. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX34386 | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX34386 | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX34386, Reception / Reinforcements / Personnel Depots, Enlisted Royal Park Melbourne and posted to 12th Infantry Training Battalion Mount Martha for duty on 10th July 1940. | |
| 12 Sep 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Detention Barracks, 28Days detention to Bendigo Detention Barracks escaping whilst confined to Barracks. | |
| 14 Nov 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 3MD / VIC Area Lines of Communication, Posted to 3MD Details Depot Royal Park Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Court of Inquiry held on 18th February 1941:
In that Joseph William Watson of the Details Depot Royal Park Victoria , whilst on weekend leave, was killed driving a motor vehicle, which he was driving, accidentally drove his car into a telephone pole at the corner of Punt Road and Dobson Street South Yarra Victoria on the 17th November 1940.