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Edward Baker WATSON

Regimental number4604
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChaffeur
AddressStrathcedar, near Wingham, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinBrother, Ernest Watson, Strathcedar, near Wingham, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 June 1916
Place of burialSailly-Sur-La-Lys Canadian Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave 35), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary WATSON.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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