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WATKINS, Sidney James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 333 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 16 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Petersham Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 333, 1st Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 333, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 333, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 333, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 333, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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