Biographical informationJay Watt was born in July 1880 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in September 1892. He was about five feet six and a half inches in height.
He worked as a shop keeper for the firm Hee Kee, 8 South Terrace, Fremantle, from at least 1916 to 1925 (B).
He travelled overseas twice: April 1918 to November 1919; and July 1925 to June 1927 (D).Other nameJay Watt (differentiated name)Date of birthJuly 1880
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Jay Watt pictured aged 38 in 1918 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1918/64).