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Sir William Watt Leggatt, DSO, MC (23 December 1894 – 27 November 1968) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and politician. He served as commanding officer of the 2/40th Battalion and later Sparrow Force during World War II, fighting in Timor against the Japanese invasion in 1942. He was captured by the Japanese and sent to Changi prison in Singapore. Following the war, he was based in Melbourne in charge of war crimes investigation until 1946. In 1948 he was elected to the Victorian parliament. He died in 1968 and was accorded a state funeral.

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  • William Leggatt
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  • Sir William Watt Leggatt, DSO, MC (23 December 1894 – 27 November 1968) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and politician. He served as commanding officer of the 2/40th Battalion and later Sparrow Force during World War II, fighting in Timor against the Japanese invasion in 1942. He was captured by the Japanese and sent to Changi prison in Singapore. Following the war, he was based in Melbourne in charge of war crimes investigation until 1946. In 1948 he was elected to the Victorian parliament. He died in 1968 and was accorded a state funeral.
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  • 1915(xsd:integer)
term start
  • 1947-11-08(xsd:date)
Birth Date
  • 1894-12-23(xsd:date)
Commands
Branch
assembly
  • Victorian Legislative
death place
  • Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Spouse
  • 1926-09-21(xsd:date)
  • Dorothy Meares Andrews
Name
  • Sir William Leggatt
Alma mater
  • University of Melbourne
Party
Birth Place
  • Malekula, New Hebrides
Title
  • Agent-General for Victoria
  • Member for Mornington
Awards
term end
  • 1956-02-03(xsd:date)
death date
  • 1968-11-27(xsd:date)
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  • Australia
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Years
  • 1947(xsd:integer)
  • 1956(xsd:integer)
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  • Barrister and solicitor
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  • Australian
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  • Sir William Watt Leggatt, DSO, MC (23 December 1894 – 27 November 1968) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and politician. He served as commanding officer of the 2/40th Battalion and later Sparrow Force during World War II, fighting in Timor against the Japanese invasion in 1942. He was captured by the Japanese and sent to Changi prison in Singapore. Following the war, he was based in Melbourne in charge of war crimes investigation until 1946. In 1948 he was elected to the Victorian parliament. He died in 1968 and was accorded a state funeral.
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