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WATSON, Walter (Walter McFarlane)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 816 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 32, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 816, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 816, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 816, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Louis Watson.
Next of kin given as Harriet Louisa Smith formerly Root of Beamish Street, Campsie, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to Harriet Louisa Smith to be held in trust for Master W.J.H. Watson