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Roy WATSON

Regimental number2831
Place of birthSouth Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Address5 Cyril Street, Windsor, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, 9 Watson, 45 Spring Street, East Prahran, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial"Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 1), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.

Transferred to 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Fate subsequently determined as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WATSON Roy
Red Cross file 2840805

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