William WATSON MM

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Service Number:	2725
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1891
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Produce merchant
Died:	Wounds, France, 28 April 1917, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Memorials:	Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Orford & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Orford War Memorial, Spearwood War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial

2 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2725, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2725, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Fremantle
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, 48th Infantry Battalion
16 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion

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