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WATTS, Walter Kenneth
Personal Details
Service Number: | 400827 |
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Enlisted: | 9 November 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | No. 451 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Boulder Western Australia , 10 August 1915 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Died: | Victoria, Australia, 17 February 1996, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
9 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400827 | |
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9 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400827, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers | |
25 Jul 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
6 Dec 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400827, No. 451 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
10 Dec 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 451 Squadron (RAAF) | |
10 Jun 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 451 Squadron (RAAF) | |
10 Dec 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 451 Squadron (RAAF) | |
29 Mar 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Acting Squadron Leader, No. 112 Squadron (RAF) | |
6 Apr 1944: | Imprisoned Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Imprisonment Stalag Luft 1 POW number 4497 | |
8 Jun 1945: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
26 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400827 | |
26 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 400827 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 400827 |
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