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WATHERSTON, Jack Sommerville
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2001 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Port Lincoln South Australia Australia, 13 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Poonindie Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | South Australia, 3 September 1958, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Port Lincoln Poonindie School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Brinkworth, SA |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Citation for Military Medal
'On night of 28th/29th September, 1917, at YPRES, on WESTHOEK ZONEBEKE Road, for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. The tail end of "B" Company of 16th Battalion was caught in a barrage of high explosives, and 14 men became casualties. In spite of gas shells and high explosives falling near by this man undaunted assisted an N.C.O. of 16th Battalion in dressing the casualties, and afterwards removing them to a Dressing Station.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918
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