WATSON, Alexander
| Service Number: | 2177 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 7 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine driver |
| Died: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 2 January 1956, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW PRESBYTERIAN-25SE. 89. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2177, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2177, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2177, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2177, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
67 years ago today, on the 3rd January 1956, Private Alexander Watson, 34th Battalion (Reg No-2177), engine driver from Main Street, Cessnock, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 70. PRESBYTERIAN-25SE. 89.
Died at Cessnock, N.S.W. on the 2nd January 1956. Unsure if married.
Born at Merewether, New South Wales on the 7th April 1885 to Alexander and Janet Watson; husband? of Agnes Watson nee ? (married? died 1959, sleeping here), Alexander enlisted March 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 23.5.1917 (epilepsy), 6.6.1917 (epilepsy, mild).
Nothing located on Trove regarding enlistment, sickness, returning home, etc.
Mr. Watson’s name has been inscribed on the Cessnock War Memorial. Name possibly inscribed on the Cessnock Presbyterian Church Honour Board, unveiled July? 1918, whereabouts unknown.
I have placed poppies at Alexander’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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