Albert Victor WATSON MM

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Service Number:	2700
Enlisted:	13 June 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Ross Creek, Victoria, Australia , 1892
Home Town:	Ross Creek, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Ross Creek State School, Victoria Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 25 August 1918
Cemetery:	Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beulah Memorial Gates

13 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 2700
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2700, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2700, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
5 Dec 1915:	Involvement 2700, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, 2700, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery
12 Dec 1916:	Promoted Corporal, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery
25 Aug 2018:	Honoured Military Medal, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Operations at Herleville Wood

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