WATTS, William David
| Service Number: | 7066 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| 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 Grave IV. E. 678. INSCRIPTION GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN , Meteren Military Cemetery, Meteren, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement 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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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7066, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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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.