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Peter Watson CHRISTIAN

Regimental number2650
Place of birthCarey Gully, South Australia
SchoolUraidla State School South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCarey's Gully, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jessie Christian, Carey's Gully, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded at Messines, Belgium
FateKilled in Action 2 February 1918
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mathew and Susan CHRISTIAN, husband of Jesie CHRISTIAN, Carey's Gully, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: killed at Bullecourt 11 April 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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