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WATSONS, John
Personal Details
| Other Name: | DONALD, David - True Name |
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| Service Number: | 6110 |
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Montrose, Scotland, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Pingelly, Pingelly, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Accidental, France, 2 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 48 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6110, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6110, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Statutory Declaration, 20 March 1917, declared true name to be David DONALD.
Accidentally killed while proceeding on leave to London, 2 August 1917.