WATSON, Thomas William
| Service Numbers: | 966, 675, 1589 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia , 1880 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrnambool South State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clothing manufacturer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 27 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 966, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 675, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 675, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 675, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 675, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 7 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1589, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1589, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1589, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1589, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1589, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1589 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1589 Lance Sergeant Thomas William Watson, 18th Battalion, of Warrnambool, Vic. LSgt Watson enlisted on 7 April 1915 and was killed in action at Gallipoli on 27 August 1915. He had previously served with the 5th Contingent of the Victorian Mounted Rifles (VMR) in the Boer War and later at Rabaul, New Guinea as a member of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN + MEF). His cousin, Lieutenant (Lt) J W Witton, 24th Battalion, also served with him on the Gallipoli Peninsula where he was wounded. On recovery, and after further service, Lt Witton returned to Australia on 8 August 1918.... L Sgt Watson was a cutter in a clothing factory employed by Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd, Sydney..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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