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General First nameCyril Watty (Watty)
LastnameJackson
GenderMale
CountryAustralia
Date of birth1920-02-03
Place of birthBlair Athol, Queensland, Australia
Date of death1943-04-12
Place of deathNew South Wales, Australia


About

Wattie Jackson, as he was known, attended The Rockhampton Grammar School from the age of 14 and notably received a special prize for sport while there. He left school at 16 to work in sales in the sports department of the company O.E. Neale in Mackay, Queensland. (He was singles champion of Mackay and District from 1936 to 1940.)

Wattie Jackson enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) in July 1941. He took part in various courses, his final stage of training being at the Base Torpedo Unit in Nowra, New South Wales. On the morning of 12 April 1943, Wattie Jackson was seriously injured in a training exercise while flying with an all-Queensland crew near Jervis Bay in New South Wales. He later died of his injuries and was buried with full air force honours the following day. He was 23 and had attained the rank of sergeant.

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Archive statistics Career1936 - 1939
Tournament wins3
Matches19
Match wins16


Tournament wins 1939 - North Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1938 - North Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1936 - North Queensland Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments North Queensland Championships - 1939 North Queensland Championships - 1938 Queensland Championships - 1937 North Queensland Championships - 1937 Queensland Championships - 1936 North Queensland Championships - 1936