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Cecil Charles WATKINS

Regimental number3857
Place of birthTorre England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
Address231 William Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, J C Watkins, Mana Farm, Torre Devonshire, England
Enlistment date26 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 17 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 June 1918
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave 1), Surrey, England.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry James and Sarah WATKINS.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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