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Son of His Honour Judge Daniel Fraser McWatt, and of Griselda McDonald McWatt, of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt
From the Sydney Academy Memorial booklet, published by the Student's Assembly in memory of former students who served during the Second World War. The original pictures were supplied by the Sydney Post-Record and the booklet was compiled by Jack Wilcox, class of 1946 and Donald Trivett, class of 1947.<p>
Additional Information courtesy of Floyd Williston:<br>F/L Ian McWatt, age 26, was killed on August 10, 1943, when a force of 653 aircraft attacked Nuremberg. His Halifax JD249, from 158 Squadron, was one of 16 aircraft lost that night. F/L McWatt is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt
Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt
Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt as commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Sydney Academy Memorial booklet, published by the Student's Assembly in memory of former students who served during the Second World War. The original pictures were supplied by the Sydney Post-Record and the booklet was compiled by Jack Wilcox, class of 1946 and Donald Trivett, class of 1947.<p> Additional Information courtesy of Floyd Williston:<br>F/L Ian McWatt, age 26, was killed on August 10, 1943, when a force of 653 aircraft attacked Nuremberg. His Halifax JD249, from 158 Squadron, was one of 16 aircraft lost that night. F/L McWatt is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
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Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant Ian Fraser McWatt as commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 193 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY Germany
Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.
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