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WATSON, Frederick Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2527 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Platelayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 23, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2527, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2527, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2527, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Arthur Watson of 2271 Wilso Street, Boulder West, Kalgoolie, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal