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WATSON, Andrew Petrie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 20029 |
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Enlisted: | 27 May 1934 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Parramatta (II) |
Born: | Kirkealdy, Scotland, 12 January 1915 |
Home Town: | Fairfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Junction Park State School |
Occupation: | Sailor, R.A.N. |
Died: | Killed in Action, Mediterranean Sea, 27 November 1941, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 57, Column 1., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, Fremantle HMAS Parramatta II Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
27 May 1934: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 20029 |
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Non Warlike Service
27 May 1934: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 20029, 12 year engagement | |
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14 Aug 1936: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Moresby (I) |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 20029 | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 20029, HMAS Adelaide (I) | |
27 Jun 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Parramatta (II) | |
27 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 20029, HMAS Parramatta (II), KIA - Mediterranean Sea |
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