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WATSON, Peter Storey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | W/1470 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia , 3 September 1917 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England Panel 75 Col 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, W/1470, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
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| 27 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W/1470 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Hartley Robert and Rose Alberta Watson, of Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
AB Watson was killed in action on 1 March 1942 when HMAS Perth was sunk in battle in the Sunda Strait.
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