Coming Soon.
WATSON, Anthony Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 487 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 February 1915, Kyneton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Metcalfe, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Langley School, Vic. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot XVI, Row E, Grave 8, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Presbyterian Church Honor Roll WW1, Kyneton War Memorial, Langley Roll of Honor, Metcalfe War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 487, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Kyneton, Vic. | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 487, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 487, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Lemnos | |
| 7 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 487, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 487, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 487 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Anthony Albert Watson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Anthony Albert Watson is also remembered on the Langley School Honour Roll, Vic.