George Mervin WATSON

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Service Number:	777
Enlisted:	20 February 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Einasleigh, Etheridge, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Georgetown Etheridge War Memorial, Townsville Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

20 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 777, 25th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 777, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 777, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane

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