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WATSON, Richard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1630 |
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Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Home Town: | Yarra Junction, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 23 December 1916, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarra Junction Avenue of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1630, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1630, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 1630, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1630 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-12-23 |
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