Alfred Godfrey WATSON

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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

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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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