WATSON, Frank Edward
| Service Number: | 14 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ramsgate, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dawes Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pope Street Schools, Eltham, England |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur/Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 14, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 14, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years. Address at the time of enlistment was 38b Lower Fort Street, Dawes Point, NSW
Adopted son of Ellen Slow of 5 Anglesley Road, St Marys, Cray, Kent, England
When he wrote his will he was on S.S. Junia, Liverpool, England where he was working as a Merchant Seaman. He was considered to be a very good seaman of good character and conducted himself well. While he was working as a merchant seaman he made at least 11 voyages to South America and a further 2 voyages to Australia
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Royal Navy on the Training Ship at Exmouth, Essex, England
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