Sir William Watt Leggatt DSO, MC (1894–1968) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and politician. He served as commanding officer of 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 i...
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Date of birth:
- 1894
Date of death:
- 1968 (age 74 years)
