WATSON, Douglas Linly Roy
| Service Number: | 47 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Crystal Brook, South Australia, 26 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Crystal Brook, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Crystal Brook Public School, Gladstone & Port Pirie High Schools |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crystal Brook District WW1 Roll of Honour, Gladstone High School WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 47, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 47, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 19 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 47, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 47 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-19 |
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"PTE. WATSON.
Among the South Australians who have lost their lives at the Dardanelles is Pte. Roy Watson, of Crystal Brook. He was the first volunteer from that town and was given an enthusiastic send-off. He was employed in the office of the Waterworks Department, and was very popular. He went to Egypt with the machine gun section of the 3rd Light Horse, and afterwards volunteered to go with the infantry. Born at Crystal Brook, he had lived there all is life. He was educated at the local public school, and later at Gladstone and Port Pirie High Schools. At the last named he was prominently connected with rowing matters, being a member of the team that won the public school championship fours a few years ago at Adelaide. He was also connected with with the Lacrosse, tennis, and softball clubs and for lacrosse he was selected as South Australian goalkeeper in the abandoned association match against Victoria. He was a member of the Crystal Brook Literary Society Deceased was the second son or Mr. L. P. Watson, of Woodlyn avenue, Unley, and would have been 21 years of age on June 26." - from the Adelaide Register 18 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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