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WATCHMAN, Alfred Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3923 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Coromandel Valley, South Australia, 3 July 1891 |
Home Town: | Coromandel Valley, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
Schooling: | Coromandel Valley Primary School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coromandel Valley WW1 Memorial and Gardens, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yorketown Bublacowie Coromandel Valley Baptist Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3923, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3923, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3923, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3923 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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