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WATLING, Charles Emerson

Service Number:	760
Enlisted:	5 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Westminster, London, 11 June 1890
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Stephens Vincent Square School, London
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 4 September 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Courcelette British Cemetery Plot V, Row E, Grave 13, Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France, Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 760, Morphettville, South Australia
17 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 760, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 760, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 760, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 760, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 760 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-09-04

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