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WATSON, Thomas Victor Garnett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 539 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Accidental, Amiens, France, Australia, 13 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Pierre Cemetery VIII C 4, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 539, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 539, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 539, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 539, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 539, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George and Edith Watson; husband of Emily E. Watson, of 260, High St., Bendigo, Victoria
Prior to enlistment Thomas was empolyed at the Great Extended Hustler's Mine.
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
A court of enquiry found that Pte 539 Thomas Victor Garnet Watson died 12 June 1917 from injuries received, and a subsequent Cerebral haemorrage, after he fell from the Citadel Wall at Amiens on 11 June 1917.
There was no evidence of "alcoholic intoxication".
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