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James Hill WATSON

Regimental number4407
Place of birthFalkirk Stirlingshire Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEng draughtsman
AddressRu Rua, Hill Street, Kerribilli, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Janet Watson, Falkirk, Scotland
Enlistment date1 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 July 1918
Place of burialQuerrieu British Cemetery (Row D, Grave 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
117
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Janet WATSON.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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