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WATSON, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 873 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warsaw, Russia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Queens Park, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Septic Meningitis after being hit by a Lorry at 25, Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, 26 February 1925 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Congregational BA 0149A |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 873, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 873, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 873, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
VICTIM OF MOTOR COLLISION
DIES.
Perth,. Feb. 27.
Edward Watson, of Queen's Park, who was seriously injured in a collision between the bicycle he was riding and a motor lorry at Victoria Park on Friday night, died at the Perth hospital yesterday. The collision ocurred as deceasedswung out to avoid an approaching motor bus in Albany-road, and while the motor lorry, driven by William Buckingham; was in the act of passing ahead of the bus.
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