William Philip WATSON

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WATSON, William Philip

Service Number:	NX112723
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	45 Australian Air Liaison Section (AC)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 March 1919
Home Town:	Cremorne, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 24 February 1944, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lae Memorial, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement NX112723
24 Feb 1944:	Involvement Captain, NX112723, 45 Australian Air Liaison Section (AC), Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2
Date unknown:	Enlisted NX112723

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Captain William Philip Watson NX112723 of Number 45 Australian Air Liaison Section was aboard RAAF 23 Squadron Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-275 when it was lost in action at Hansa Bay, New Guinea - A27-275 was lost on the same mission as A27-276

The pilot was Flying Officer Noel George Burnell 409289 who was also killed

Both men are commemorated on the Lae Memorial in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

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