WATERHOUSE, Alec
| Service Number: | 4249 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sevenoaks, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | 21 August 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4249, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4249, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4249, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Fremantle | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4249, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (chest) | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Imprisoned Battle for Pozières | |
| 21 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4249, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Wendy Knight
"Escaped Prisoner of War (POW)... is 4249 Private Alex (Alec) Waterhouse, 12th Battalion from Wickepin, Western Australia... awarded the Military Medal by King George V for gallant conduct and determination in escaping from Germany. Pte Waterhouse enlisted on 11 October 1915 and embarked for overseas on 29 January 1916 aboard HMAT Runic. He was captured at Pozieres, France, on 22 August 1916 and held as a POW in Germany before escaping to Holland in October 1917. Pte Waterhouse wrote to his mother as follows: "I have arrived safely in Holland Oct. 8th. Escaped from Germany, expect me home, any time love Alex" Pte Waterhouse arrived in England on 4 November 1917 and arrived back in Australia on 6 June 1918..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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