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WATKINS, Herbert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1846 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barnsbury, Middlesex, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VII, Row C, Grave 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1846 | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1846, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1846, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1846, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1846 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Younger brother 85816 Albert Francis Watkins served with the Royal Garrison Artillery British Army during the Great War.