WATSON, William Dunn
| Service Number: | 2456 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Guyra, Guyra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Logie Coldstone Public School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row D, Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Guyra District Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2456, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2456, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2456, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander and Eliza Watson, of Logie, Nowendoc, New South Wales. Native of Aberdeen. Scotland.
WE'LL MEET AGAIN IN THE MORNING IN THE DAWN OF A FAIRER DAY
Word has been received that Private W. D. Watson, whose mother resides at Nowendoc, has been killed in action in France. Prior to enlisting the young soldier was employed in Sydney.
On Monday last, 15th inst. Rev. G. H. Davies received a telegram from the military authorities that No. 2656, Private W. D. Watson, of the 17th Battalion, son of Mrs. E. Watson, of Nowendcc, had died of wounds 0n 4thMay, 1916, in France. Deceased was a native of Scotland. and sailed with the forces from
Australia in October, 1915.
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