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William Charles WATSON

Regimental number4441
Place of birthBurrum, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs E J Watson, Jesmond, Burrum via Maryborough, Queensland
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Railway Company
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth Jane WATSON. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 December 1943
Age at death53
Place of burialBrisbane Crematorium, Queensland

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