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WATTS, Edward Burdett

Service Number:	3053
Enlisted:	6 April 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1882
Home Town:	Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Petersham Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Shipping clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.1 Plot VIII, Row F, Grave 25.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3053, 9th Infantry Battalion
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3053, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3053, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
27 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of Edward Hammond.