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WATSON, John Terrance
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6709401 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) |
| Born: | HOBART, TASMANIA, 15 September 1945 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Respiratory illness, Rossarden, Tasmania, Australia, 28 December 2021, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
John was a national-serviceman, who enlisted voluntarily and deployed to South Vietnam with 1 ARU on 12 November 1969. On 3 December he was transferred to A Company 5 RAR, where he served as a rifleman. When the 5th Battalion returned to Australia he was posted to the strength of 8 RAR. He served in 8 Platoon of this battalion until his tour was completed on 12 November 1970. During his time with 8 RAR he was wounded in action. - Gary Townsend
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