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WATSON, Herbert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 848 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | 6 May 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 848, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 848, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 848, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 848, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 848, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 27 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 31 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 21st Machine Gun Company | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 848, 21st Machine Gun Company , German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 21st Machine Gun Company | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 848, 21st Machine Gun Company , Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 848, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 16 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 848, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 28 October 1918 (special 1914 leave). Appointment terminated |
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