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Charles David WATERTON

Regimental number1028
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWaubra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, John Waterton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 305 Sergeant George WATERTON, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 August 1918.
Other details

Lived at Great Yarmouth, England before immigrating to Australia around 1913.

War service: Western Front

Was wounded in France and spent some time in a field hospital before transferring to a hospital in England.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of deathDecember 1974-75
Place of burialRose Garden, Ballarat Crematorium, Victoria

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