William Abbott WATSON

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Service Numbers:	213, 2470, V81026, V81026 , V84508
Enlisted:	20 April 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Army Medical Corps (WW2)
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 2 July 1876
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Assayer
Died:	Kew, Victoria, Australia, 11 August 1948, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Plot Presbyterian B, Grave 429
Memorials:

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Bugler, 213, 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry

20 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 11th Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 11th Infantry Battalion, at Fremantle on HMAT Karoola
31 Jul 1915:	Embarked 2470, 11th Infantry Battalion, at Alexandria on Berrima for Gallipoli
22 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2470, 11th Infantry Battalion, in England to take up employment as an Australian Munitions Worker (No.2734) at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, being permanently unfit for general service.

7 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V81026
21 Dec 1939:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V81026
4 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V84508, Australian Army Medical Corps (WW2)
25 Sep 1940:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V84508, Australian Army Medical Corps (WW2)

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William was the son of David Allen Watson and Sarah Ann Watson nee ODell.

In 1917 William married Sister Winifred Jean Smith