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WATSON MM, William Young
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1647 |
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| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blenheim, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand, 28 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 September 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France Cemetery/memorial reference: I. E. 10., Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Doingt, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1647, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1647, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1647, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1647, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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