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WATSON, William George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 471 |
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Enlisted: | 5 June 1916, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, August 1898 |
Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Schooling: | Bundaberg State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 471, Bundaberg, Queensland | |
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22 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 471, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 471, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
12 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 471, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 471 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-12 |
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