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Peter WATTERS

Regimental number3021
Place of birthDundalk, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs C Prnglly, Apollo Bay, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 7.25"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Peter Watters, Roseybrook, Ardee, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Ian Marr
Discharge date9 November 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917 (influenza and cardiac insufficiency); disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 9 November 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as WATTER.
Date of death21 November 1959
Age at death70
Place of burialColac Cemetery, Victoria

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