William WATSON

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Service Number:	215
Enlisted:	22 February 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Field Ambulance
Born:	Whitehaven, England, 17 May 1867
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Died of Illness (Heart failure), France, 23 December 1916, aged 49 years
Cemetery:	Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

22 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 215, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Melbourne, Victoria
17 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 215, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 215, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
15 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 215, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 215, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 215 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-23

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