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WATSON, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3949 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gateshead-on Tyne, Durham, England, 22 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 July 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Underhill Farm Cemetery Row B, Grave No 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3949, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3949, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3949, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Born at Gateshead-on-Tyne in England, Joseph Watson left England with his siblings in 1912 abord the ‘Irishman’ for Victoria Australia. He enlisted with his older brother Albert and brother-in-law William Robertson on 10 July 1915. Both brothers transferred to the 46th Battalion during March 1916. Joseph’s brother Albert was killed in action at Pozieres on the 14 August 1916. Joseph was wounded at Bullecourt 10 April 1917 but soon rejoined his unit. He was killed in action on 7 July 1917, 11 months after his brother.
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