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Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Charles Joseph Watt

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Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Charles Joseph Watt Veteran

Birth
Western Australia, Australia
Death
20 Jan 1945 (aged 18–19)
Inwood, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Lyndale, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Air Force Plot. Grave 4.
Memorial ID
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Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 441609
Royal Australian Air Force
Division: #4 Bombing and Gunnery School (Fingal, Ontario)

Leading Aircraftman Watt was one of three airmen killed in the crash of their Bolingbroke (#10019) aircraft.
The two other Commonwealth airmen who perished in this accident were:-
Flying Officer James Davidson Allan
Leading Aircraftman William Thomas Francis Neville

Son of Charles William and Nellie Muriel Watt, of North Perth, Western Australia.
Age 19
He was assistant manager of Australia's 'Sunday Times' before enlisting in the RAAF.From CWGC:
LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN LAWRENCE CHARLES JOSEPH WATT. Service Number: 441609. Regiment & Unit: Royal Australian Air Force. Died 20 January 1945 Age 19. Son of Charles William and Nellie Muriel Watt of North Perth, Western Australia.

From vwma.org.au:
LAC Watt 441609 and LAC Neville 82566 from Number 4 Bomb Aiming Gunnery School RCAF were killed when Bolingbroke aircraft T10019 collided in mid-air with T10213 near Inwood, Ontario, Canada.
Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 441609
Royal Australian Air Force
Division: #4 Bombing and Gunnery School (Fingal, Ontario)

Leading Aircraftman Watt was one of three airmen killed in the crash of their Bolingbroke (#10019) aircraft.
The two other Commonwealth airmen who perished in this accident were:-
Flying Officer James Davidson Allan
Leading Aircraftman William Thomas Francis Neville

Son of Charles William and Nellie Muriel Watt, of North Perth, Western Australia.
Age 19
He was assistant manager of Australia's 'Sunday Times' before enlisting in the RAAF.From CWGC:
LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN LAWRENCE CHARLES JOSEPH WATT. Service Number: 441609. Regiment & Unit: Royal Australian Air Force. Died 20 January 1945 Age 19. Son of Charles William and Nellie Muriel Watt of North Perth, Western Australia.

From vwma.org.au:
LAC Watt 441609 and LAC Neville 82566 from Number 4 Bomb Aiming Gunnery School RCAF were killed when Bolingbroke aircraft T10019 collided in mid-air with T10213 near Inwood, Ontario, Canada.

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