Patrick John WATSON

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Service Number:	1948
Enlisted:	1 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Terowie, South Australia, 28 June 1888
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Birr Cross Roads Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial

1 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
1 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1948, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1948, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide

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