Private John Whitelaw Watt
1920 - 10 Mar 1987
Biography
In January 1962, he received an inscribed gold wrist watch for completing 25 years service with the Meadow Dairy Company. Given the dates of his Army service 1940 to 1946, he must have worked for them before the war as well.
The son of Charles Watt and Mary Whitelaw.
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Scots Scout Section | Scout Section Member | 1941 | Jan 1944 |
Regiment
The Royal Scots
Military number
3061546
Commissioned or Enlisted
May 1940
Career
Enlisted in the Royal Scots and later was a Scout Section member.
He served with the SAS from 1944.
He served in France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Norway.
He left the Army in June 1946.
Address
43 Newmills Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Other pictures
Profile picture
References
Dalkeith Advertiser, 31 Aug 1944, 18 Jul 1946, 1 Feb 1962
Peeblesshire Monthly Advertiser and Tweedside Journal, 19 Jul 1946
SAS War Diary