Lieutenant William Thornton Watson

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Photograph 058751
Service number 902, 4377, NX144850, N60235
Ranks Held Gunner, Lieutenant, Private, Sergeant, Temporary Major
Birth Date 10/11/1892
Birth Place New Zealand: South Island, Nelson
Death Date 09/09/1961
Death Place United States of America: New York
Final Rank Lieutenant
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
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Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Second World War, 1939-1945

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Timeline

Date of birth 10/11/1892
Date of embarkation 19/08/1914
Date of enlistment 19/03/1915
Date of embarkation 26/06/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 07/03/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 06/10/1918
Date returned to Australia 15/05/1919
Date of death 09/09/1961

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