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Robert Charles WATSON

Regimental number2018
Place of birthRockville Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressYannathan PO, Yannathan, South Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr C Watson, Yannathan PO, Yannathan, South Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death11 June 1970

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