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Alfred Colin Watt

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Studio portrait of Alfred Colin Watt. Image provided by family. This image may be subject to copyright.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Colin AWMM
  • Surname
    Watt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Colin AWMM
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1914 BDM, births New Zealand BDM, births
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Lost at sea AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alfred Watt was the son of James and Bessie Watt, of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand (CWGC).

    His niece says Alfred lived in Mangere, Auckland.

    Brothers Alfred Colin (Merchant Navy) and William Frederick Watt (21268) both saw active service in WW2 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 January 1941 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Atlantic Ocean AWMM
  • Date of death
    14 January 1942 Public - Selena - Researcher - 15 January 2023 - CWGC
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Tower Hill Memorial, Trinity Square, London, England AWMM

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15 January 2023SelenaPorthcawl, South WalesResearcher

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