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William Dunn WATSON

Regimental number2456
Place of birthAberdeen Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
AddressNowendoc, Walcha, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Watson, Nowandoc, Walcha, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 May 1916
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Eliza WATSON.

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