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WATTS, Francis Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX26860 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 18 April 1905 |
| Home Town: | Trundle, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dysentery whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 21 November 1943, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Burial reference: - Special Memorial Plot 9. Row M. Grave 9. (The 300 soldiers who died at Nieke (PoW) Camp, Thailand were cremated, and their ashes now lie in two graves.) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Trundle WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX26860 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX26860, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX26860, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Died from Dysentery whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Francis Samuel Watts and Lucy Philomena Leydon married 1903, in Molong, New South Wales, Australia.
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