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William Samuel WATTERS

Regimental number2260
Place of birthClifton Hill, Victoria
Other NamesWALTERS
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBroken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Height5'3.25"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ann Frances Watters, c/o S Ridley, Wilson Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joe WATTERS and Jane TAYLOR
Discharge date20 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 4 January 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 20 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death10 November 1934
Age at death46
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, WATTERS William Samuel

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