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WATSON, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 688 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, An original member of F Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stocksbridge, Yorkshire, England, January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Stocksbridge School, England |
| Occupation: | Coalminer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Gueudecourt, France, 4 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 688, 13th Infantry Battalion, An original member of F Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 688, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 688, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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