John William WATSON

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Service Number:	3522
Enlisted:	29 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kirkoswald, England, 1885
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Assistant Linesman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No Known Grave
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

29 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3522, 50th Infantry Battalion
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
Date unknown:	Involvement 3522, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Next of Kin: Mrs Helen WATSON, Feathersone Hill Kirkoswald, ENGLAND

Arrived in Australia aged 28 years

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal