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Full Name
Sergeant Gordon Sutherland Watt
Rank Last Held
Sergeant
Forename(s)
Gordon Sutherland
Surname
Watt
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
80166
Date of Birth
31 January 1941
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland
Enlistment Address
158 Esplanade, Kaikoura, New Zealand
Military Awards
New Zealand Operational Service Medal
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Services Medical Team
Date of Death
1 March 1970
Age at Death
29
Year of Death
1970
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Biographical Notes
  • Sergeant Watt was killed when he triggered a booby trap and incurred multiple fragment wounds.
  • He was buried at Ulu Pandan, Singapore and his Memorial Flag was presented to his widow.
  • Sergeant Watt's widow, Mrs Gael Keighley of New Plymouth, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003.
Description of Image
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories World War 2. Vietnam Names Watt - Wright
  • Hall of Memories WW2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking East (taken in April 1999)
Additional Information
Details of the incident Sergeant Watt was killed in appear in 'The Vietnam Scrapbook' p204.
Sources Used
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.