Leslie John WATSON

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Service Number:	6193
Enlisted:	27 June 1916, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, 1893
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 March 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

27 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6193, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6193, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6193, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney

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Son of Arthur and Mary Watson of 583 Crown Street, Surry Hills, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal