WATTS, William David
| Service Number: | 7066 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Ham, London, England. , 1884 |
| Home Town: | Junee, Junee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer by trade. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Meteren Military Cemetery, France Grave IV. E. 678. INSCRIPTION- GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7066, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7066, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was killed in action 9th June 1918 having just returned from a previous wound received in action 23rd May 1918.
He was 33 and the son of David Henry and Fanny Watts, of Highfield, Caldecote, Cambridgeshire, England.
Births Dec 1884 Watts William David W. Ham 4a 157
Unmarried.
Religion: Church of England.
Enlisted Cootamundra, New South Wales, aged 32, 16th October 1916.
Embarked at Sydney on H.M.A.T. A24 "Benall" 9th November 1916,
Disembarked at Devonport 9th January 1917.
He is remembered on the Caldecote War Memorial, Cambridgeshire, England. This memorial takes the form of a marble tablet to be found inside the parish church (redundant). It was unveiled in 1920 and contains three names for World War 1.
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