William John Henry Watson

1911 - 1945  (33 years)

• Name	William John Henry Watson
  Born	7 Apr 1911	Ebor, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Mar 1945	Sandakan, , Sabah, Borneo   [3]
  Buried	Sandakan, , Sabah, Borneo
  Person ID	I729	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard William Watson,   b. 10 Jan 1878, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1957, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lucy Ellen Frances Rose Mowle,   b. 25 May 1886,   d. New South Wales, Australia
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1910	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):William John Henry Watson enlisted 10 Jul 1940, posted 7RAR, embarked on HTQX1 on 2 Feb 1941 for Singapore. Declared missingin Malaya 14 Apr 1942,Prisoner of War 3 Jul 1943, transferred fromMalaya to Borneo 23 Aug 1944,died of disease (cause not stated) whilstPOW Sandakan, Borneo 23 Mar 1945

  
  

• Sources

  [S555] Details: #12754 of 1911. [S556] Details: AMF Attestation Form A200. [S557] Details: AMF Service and Casualty Form AFB103 Citation Text: ARMYRegtl NoO: NX40976 2/18 Battalion. [S349] Details: #11277 of 1910.