Basil George Watson
Basil George Watson (12 October 1894 – 28 March 1917) was an Australian aviation pioneer.
Born in Bendigo, the only son of Mr and Mrs James I. Watson, and grandson of John Boyd Watson, he died when his aeroplane crashed in Port Phillip Bay on 28 March 1917,[1] and was buried at Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, two days later.[2][3]
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References[]
- Anon, "Mr Basil Watson Killed: Well-Known Bendigo Aviator: Falls on Seashore at Laverton: Death Instantaneous", The Bendigonian, (Thursday, 29 March 1917) p.23.
- Anon, Funeral of Basil Watson, The Argus, (Monday, 2 April 1917), p.11.
- Kingsley, Terri-Anne, Dashing Test Pilot to Flying Mailman and Barnstormer: Meet Bendigo's Basil Watson, ABC Central Victoria, Monday, 11 July 2016.
- TROVE List: Basil George Watson.
- Winter, Carol, Basil Watson: Pioneer Aviator, Penfolk Publishing, (Blackburn), 2015. ISBN 978 1 875894 95 6
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1917 deaths
- Australian aviators
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Australia
- People from Bendigo
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1917