John Bernard WATERS

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Service Number:	2900
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway guard
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2900, 26th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2900, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2900, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
20 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion
19 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2900, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2900 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-19

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