William Henry WATSON

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WATSON, William Henry

Service Number:	490
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 490, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 490, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Kellie Dadds

William Henry Watson was the son of Mr and Mrs W.A. Watson who resided in Kangaroo Flat Bendigo.

William was married to Lillian May Watson and worked as a gardener in Daylesford. On return from the war, he moved to Bendigo and lived in Forest Street Bendigo.

He was a Lieutenant of the Kangaroo Flat Fire Brigade.

Information obtained from The Bendigo Independent dated Thursday, 19th September 1918 on page 6.

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