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WATSON, George Hector
| Service Number: | 3638 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, at Petersburg |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Staff |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, July 1875 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Manager |
| Died: | 3 February 1937, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Mount Gambier St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor (2) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3638, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Petersburg | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3638, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3638, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3638, Headquarters Staff |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
George Watson enlisted at the age of 41. His marital status was single, and he listed his father (John Watson) as his next of kin. He embarked from Adelaide on the 12th of August, 1916. He landed in England after a month and a half of travel. He was was sent to the Finance Section of the Administrative Headquarters in London. George was given the rank of Temp. Corporal on the 11th of March, 1917. Then, on the 21st of December 1918 he embarked back to Adelaide and was discharged for being medically unfit (over age). George served for 3 years and 19 days before being discharged. He was given the British War Medal after his service. He died on the 3rd of February, 1937.