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WATKINS, Owen Meredith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1511 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Mirboo North, Latrobe - Victoria, Australia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 39, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1511, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1511, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1511, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Letitia Watkins
Next of kin given as his sister G.J. Patterson of Mirboo North, Victoria. Brother of John C. Watkins of Repulic of Panama and W.D. Watkins of Kew Asylum
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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