Watson, Leo

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Leo WATSON

Housing 4 Boxes Period 1940s -87

Leo Watson (Wozašek), a Holocaust survivor was born in Vienna in the early 1900s and died in Melbourne in 1987. He was in Singapore during WWII, migrated to Australia and worked as a biochemist in St Vincent's hospital, Melbourne. His collection consists of typescripts of his original poems on the Holocaust and a draft for a novel, entitled: The Tribe that got Lost, which also describes these years.


ProvenanceWATSON, Leo (WATSONL)
Dates(s)1940 to 1987
Scope & ContentHis collection consists of typescripts of his original poems on the Holocaust and a draft for a novel, entitled: The Tribe that got Lost, which also describes these years.
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