Carl Faragher (Watty) WATTERSON

WATTERSON, Carl Faragher

Service Numbers: 2729, N100103
Enlisted: 22 April 1916, Bundaberg, Queensland
Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit: 2nd Signal Training Battalion
Born: Charlestown, South Africa, 22 August 1894
Home Town: Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling: Castle Rushen, Isle of Man
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Maclean, New South Wales, Australia, 17 July 1982, aged 87 years
Cemetery: Maclean Lawn Cemetery, NSW
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World War 1 Service

22 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2729, Bundaberg, Queensland
19 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
19 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
31 Jul 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion
25 Jan 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion
26 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2729, 26th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

6 Nov 1940: Enlisted Private, N100103, Paddington, New South Wales
6 Nov 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, N100103
8 Oct 1945: Discharged Warrant Officer Class 2, N100103, 2nd Signal Training Battalion

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