Albert Francis WATSON

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Service Number:	3964
Enlisted:	13 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carriage Painter
Died:	Illness, 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt, France, 19 June 1916
Cemetery:	Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row A, Grave 82 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the loved husband of Ruby Watson of Australia aged 31, Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Ismailia, Suez Canal, Egypt, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board

13 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3964, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3964, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
17 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Infantry Battalion, In the field
18 Jun 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 3964, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3964 awm_unit: 38th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-06-18

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Son of George James Watson and Emma Watson; husband of Ruby Amelia Watson of 38 Binning Street, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Prior to enlistment he served a 5 year apprenticeship with the NSW Carraige Co.