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WATTERSON, Percy Kevin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 77200 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Canungra, Queensland, Australia, 28 January 1924 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Canungra State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sheet Metal Worker |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 15 July 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot AA, Row D, Grave 15. Inscription: "He died that we might live. Always remembered." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 77200 | |
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| 22 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77200, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 22 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77200 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
5 Airmen from 80 SQN were shot by Japanese snipers on Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea, 4 were killed & 1 was seriously injured - LAC Colin Keith Tuohy 48584 - discharged from the RAAF in 1946
Killed were LAC Keith John Jones 70683 / LAC Ian McGregor Wilson 70714 / LAC Percy Kevin Watterson 77200 / LAC John Anderson Phillips 69659
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