WATSON, Zalmona Murray
| Service Number: | 3610 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1917, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Shell Fragments To Chest & Arm, Morlancourt, France, 5 July 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 111, Row F, Grave 11, Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3610, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3610, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 3610, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 5 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 3610, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3610 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Zalmona Murray WATSON was born in Carlton, Victoria on 13th June, 1898
His parents were William Herbert WATSON & Alice LADHAMS
He enlisted in Melbourne on 4th July, 1917 & embarked with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, 8th reinforcements from Melbourne on 21st November on the ship HMAT Nestor
After further training in Egypt & England he was transferred to the 60th Infantry Battalion on 5th February, 1918 and deployed to France in April 1918
Zalmona was Killed in Action at Morlancourt, France due to wounds caused by shell fragments to his chest & arm
He is buried in Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot III, Row F, grave 11
NEVER FORGOTTEN
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