John Watherston WATT

WATT, John Watherston

Service Number: 11950
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
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World War 1 Service

30 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 11950, 3rd Divisional Train, Melbourne, Vic.
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).

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Biography 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.