William WATTERSON

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WATTERSON, William

Service Number:	1385
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, 1871
Home Town:	Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tailor
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1385, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William went missing at Fromelles and no trace of him was found. He was declared killed in action by a court of enquiry held on 4 September 1917. William Watterson was 45 years of age when he died and he had been married to Isabelle Winifred for 10 years. He was born in Victoria but had been living in Western Australia for many years.

His younger brother, 3508 Pte. Stanley Watterson 6th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at the Battle of Broodseinde near Ypres, Belgium 4 October 1917, aged 36.

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