George Clifford WATSON

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WATSON, George Clifford

Service Number:	5787
Enlisted:	2 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	California Gully, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, Rouen, France, 9 June 1917
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Area P, Plot II, Row K, Grave 12b, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5787, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
3 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5787, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5787, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne
4 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, France
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5787, 8th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Severe GSW to chest. Evacuated to No.5 Gen Hospital at Rouen where he later died of his wounds on 9 June 1917.
9 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 5787, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5787 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-09

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Pte 5787 George CLifford Watson was severely wounded in action (GSW to chest) on 3 May 1917 at Bullecourt. He was evacuated to No.5 General Hospital at Rouen where he later died of his wounds on 9 June 1917.

Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.

Parents: George (d. 10 October 1931; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) and Margarette WATSON (d. 8 October 1946; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery)

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