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WATERSTON, John Walker

Service Numbers:	524, 31763, 4656
Enlisted:	22 August 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, 13 October 1878
Home Town:	Flora Hill, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Natural causes, Caulfield, Victoria, 21 October 1944, aged 66 years
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 524, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Jan 1901:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 31763, Unspecified British Units

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4656, Melbourne, Victoria
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4656, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4656, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
22 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4656, 39th Infantry Battalion

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