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WATSON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50186 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1917, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamley Bridge, South Australia, 23 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hamley Bridge State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50186, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50186, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50186, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 22nd Battalion in the field France | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50186, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50186, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain, Shrapnel wounds both feet Evacuated to Boscombe Military Hospital UK for treatment and convalescence | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 50186, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Transferred to AIF HQ London attached to High Commission Office The Strand for duty | |
| 28 Apr 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, AIF Canteens, Transferred to AIF Canteen Section on HT Ypiringa and promoted to Temporary Sergeant for RTA 3MD termination Period of Enlistment | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50186, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment Rank on Discharge Private Unit on Discharge 22nd Infantry Bn |
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