WATSON, Albert
| Service Number: | 3951 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gateshead-on Tyne, Durham, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter and joiner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison Plot I, Row A, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3951, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3951, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3951, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 3951, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3951 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Born in Gateshead-on-Tyne in England, Albert Watson left England for Australia in 1912. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces with his younger brother Joseph during July 1915 and embarked Australia in late 1915. Both brothers transferred to the 46th Battalion in Egypt during March 1916. Albert was killed in action at Pozieres on 14 August 1916. He was buried in France. His younger brother Joseph was killed in action during July 1917.
Albert left behind a wife, Isabella, and a son Andrew, born in 1913 in Melbourne. Andrew served with the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion during WW2 and died of wounds 20 June 1941, in Syria. He was buried in the Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Haifa, Israel.
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