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William Edward WATSON

Regimental number3230
Place of birthMoe Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationChauffeur
AddressMount Lawley, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Joseph Edward Watson, Trans Australian Railway, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment date18 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 May 1918
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Edward and Mary Josephine WATSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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