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WATTS, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 176 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 5 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper Hewer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 2 May 1915, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row D, Grave 10 Commemorated on the Perth War Memorial, WA, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brookhampton Thomsons Brook Shire Memorial, Donnybrook Preston Road Board, Jarrahdale Roll Of Honor WW1, Jarrahdale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 176, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 176, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 176, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 176, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 176 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 | |
| 2 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Killed in action on the same day as promotion in rank |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Railway Coffee Palace, Perth, WA
Next of kin was given as his brother Horace Watts of Thompson Brook, Donnybrook, WA. Brother of John Watts of Ogilvie Street, Leongatha, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Victorian Mounted Rifles
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