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William Hastings WATSON

Regimental number3412
Place of birthSurry Hills New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIce vendor
AddressPaddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Watson, Saddlers Crescent, Petersham, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1918
Place of burialEte Emilie Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave 10), Villers-Faucon, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elizabeth and Kellas WATSON.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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