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WATMAN, Percy Hewitt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 297 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea on board HS Newmarket, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 68, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Armidale Ben Venue Public School Roll of Honour, Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Warwick Amateur Rugby League Footballers Honour Roll, Warwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 297, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 297, 1st Divisional Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 297, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was McMillans, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW
Son of Charles Edward Watman and Rachel Watman of Palmerian Street, Warwick, QLD, later of Parramatta, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal