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WATSON, Humphrey Wilmot (Humphry Wilmot)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1603 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1914, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Darlington, England, 1869 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 4 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row M, Grave 110 Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory , Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1603, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 1603, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 1603, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Catherine Watson of 30 Goldhurst Terrace, Hampstead, London, England formerly of Havelock Road, Branksome, Bournemouth, England. Father of Mary Wilmot Watson and Audrey Winifred Watson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previousl occuption was a farmer