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WATT, John Watherston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11950 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 2 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Skin buyer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 19 December 1964, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Newtown Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 11950, 3rd Divisional Train, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 11950, 4th Motor Transport Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 11950, 4th Motor Transport Company, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Motor Transport Company, France | |
| 16 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 11950, 3rd Motor Transport Company, RTA 6 October 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Played 31 games with Geelong FC (1909, 1911–12),
18 games with Melbourne FC (1913–14) and 5 games with St Kilda FC (1914) in the VFL.