WATSON, David
| Service Number: | 4628 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kooweerup, Pakenham, Vic., 1897 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrnambool Agricultural High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Warrnambool Agricultural High School "They Died For Us" Honour Roll, Warrnambool Agricultural High School Honor Roll, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4628, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4628, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4628, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 4628, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4628 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred Edward and Agnes WATSON, Agricultural High School, Warrnambool, Victoria
HEROES AT THE FRONT,
SERGT. DAVID WATSON.
The very distressing news came to hand last evening announcing the death of Sergt. David Watson, fourth son of Mr. A. E. Watson, headmaster of the Warrnambool Agricultural High School. He was killed in action in France in the recent fighting, and it was the painful duty of the Rev. John Gray to break the news to the bereaved family. He was about 20 years of age, and is the second son Mir. and Mrs. Watson have lost in the war, the first being Corporal Percy Watson who was reported missing for many months during the Gallipoli campaign, and subsequently declared to have been killed in action. Sincere and wide spread sympathy will be felt for the parents and other members of the family in their latest bereavement.