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WATLING, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5857 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Kempton, Tasmania, 25 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Montagu, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Smithton, Tasmania, 5 May 1944, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Irishtown Public Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Kempton Congregational Church HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5857, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5857, Tunnelling Companies, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 5857, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5857, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
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