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WATSON, Frank Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3521 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Keswick South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Kensington, South Australia, 21 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines Flanders Belgium, France, United Kingdom, 8 June 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick South Australia Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3521, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 10 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3521, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3521, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3521, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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