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William John WATSON

Regimental number3536
Place of birthRockhampton Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Address12 Alma Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMrs A M Watson, 12 Alma Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 January 1919
Discharge date28 April 1919 - Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

Enlisted at Rockhampton, Queensland

Served three years 283 days (three years 138 days of which were spent abroad)

War Service: France, Western Front
Date of death16 March 1951 - Yeppoon, Queensland
Place of burialYeppoon Cemetery, Queensland

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