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Percy WATSON

Regimental number522
Place of birthWindsor, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank clerk
AddressBallymena, Raglan Parade, Warrnambool, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, A E Watson, Ballymena, Raglan Parade, Warrnambool, Victoria
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Row N, Grave No. 29), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred Edward and Agnes WATSON
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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