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Kenneth Maconochie WATSON

Regimental number64851
Date of birth8 January 1887
Place of birthNewmarket, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height6' 0"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinMother, Jessie S. Watson, 17 Riddell Parade, Elsternwick, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 July 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 May 1918
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Unit name7th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (Victoria)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Malta on 16 October 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAnzac Mounted Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Discharge date13 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Sydney, 16 October 1918; disembarked Suez, 22 November 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 29 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 13 September 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
Date of death7 August 1966
Age at death80
Place of burialCamperdown Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, WATSON Kenneth Maconochie

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