Alfred Godfrey WATSON

WATSON, Alfred Godfrey

Service Number: 1191
Enlisted: 7 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Wellington, New Zealand, 1886
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Wool Classer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915
Cemetery: Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
Special Memorial, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: Till heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

7 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1191, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
22 Oct 1914: Involvement Corporal, 1191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1914: Embarked Corporal, 1191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
13 Nov 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Charles and Sarah Watson of 25 Shannon Street, Wellington, NZ

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served for 2 years with the College Rifles while living in NZ