WATTIE, George Elmslie
| Service Number: | 2039 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, 5th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 4 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Memorialised at the Lone Pine Memorial Panel 23. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2039, 4th Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2039, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2039, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Killed at Lone Pine |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jim Allan
George Wattie, who was born on January 1, 1894 in Stonehaven, Scotland, enlisted as a Private (Service # 2039) with the Australian Infantry: A.I.F, 4th Battalion on January 19, 1915 at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. At the time he was described as being a Presbyterian who stood 5 ft. 4 in. tall and weighed 142 lbs. He had various tattoos including clasped hands, good luck, true love and soldier. On April 13, 1915 George embarked from Sydney, Australia onboard the "HMAT Kyarra" and joined up with his battalion at Gallipoli on June 17th of that year. He would be killed in action less than 2 months later.
Before immigrating to Australia in 1913, George, who was living at 3 High Street in Stonehaven, had spent the previous 4 years apprenticing as a Baker with G. Duncan. His parents Aleaxander & Jessie (Gerrie) Wattie were living at 6 Ann Street in Stonehaven when they received the news of their sons death.
Private Wattie's final resting place is unknown, but his name is inscribed on both the Lone Pine Memorial - Panel 23 in Canakkale, Turkey as well as on the Stonehaven & District War Memorial near his birth place in Stonehaven, Scotland.
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