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WATSON, William Thornton

Service Numbers:	902, 4377, Officer, NX144850, N60235, NX144850
Enlisted:	11 August 1914
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	1 Papuan Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nelson, New Zealand, 10 November 1892
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 9 September 1961, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

11 Aug 1914:	Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 902, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
19 Aug 1914:	Involvement Private, 902, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
19 Aug 1914:	Embarked Private, 902, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
19 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4377, 1st Field Artillery Brigade
26 Jun 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 4377, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
26 Jun 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 4377, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
15 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade

World War 2 Service

21 Feb 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX144850
21 Feb 1940:	Enlisted Major, NX144850, N60235, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion

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