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WATTERS, Frederick Theodore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 269 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1914, Clermont, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, 30 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Alma Public School, Broken Hill |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Gallipoli - At sea - HMAS Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 269, Clermont, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 269, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 269, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 269, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 269, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (thigh and abdomen) |
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