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Albert WATSON

Regimental number3664
Place of birthNorth Melbourne Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressGarfield, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Adamson, Garfield, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date28 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 March 1918
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave 12), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jessie Adamson (formely WATSON) and A WATSON.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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