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George Watt

Name on Board G Watt
Name on Service
Records
George  Watt
Enlistment Age 31
Occupation Ship Draftsman
Place of Birth Renfrew, Scotland
Next of Kin Margaret Watt, 23 Queen St, Renfrew, Scotland
Address 23 Queen St, Renfrew, Scotland
Marital Status S
Enlistment Date 19/07/1915
Service No. 3288
Enlistment Place Melbourne, Vic
Embarkation Place Melbourne
Embarkation Date 26/11/1915
Embarkation Ship HMAT Commonwealth A73
Unit on Embarkation 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Date of Death 19/07/1916
Unit on Death 58th Australian Infantry Battaliion
Rank on Death Lance Sergeant
Cause of Death KIA (Previously reported missing)
Place of Wounding/
Death
Vicinity of Fleurbaix, France (No known grave)
Cemetery or Memorial VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Additional Information Address: Osborne St, Williamstown, Vic (reference: Will page 21 of service records). Court of Enquiry, held 1 September 1917, found killed in action 19 July 1916
Additional References Williamstown Chronicle:5 October 1918, p2
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