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WATSON, Frank Wentworth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 305 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 15 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 51, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Honour Roll, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Victoria Park Church of the Transfiguration Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 305, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 16 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Prior to embarking | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 305, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 305, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Barrack Street, Perth, WA
Son of George Knight Watson and Mary Elizabeth Watson of 288 Hay Street, Perth, WA formerly of Geraldton, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal