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Alex WATSON (1893 - 1916)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Alex WATSON (1893 - 1916) Kirby WATSON (1866 - 1943)











Mary Ann HARVEY (1866 - ) Ezra HARVEY (1836 - 1915) William HARVEY
Jane HARRIS
Mary Ann LANGDON (1835 - 1884) James LANGDON
Sarah THORNE
b. abt Jul 1893 at Boonah, Queensland, Australia
d. 30 Jun 1916 at France aged 22
Parents:
Kirby WATSON (1866 - 1943)
Mary Ann HARVEY (1866 - )
Siblings (9):
Samuel George WATSON (1890 - )
Grace WATSON (1892 - 1893)
Lydia WATSON (1895 - )
Bertie WATSON (1896 - )
John WATSON (1899 - )
Maude WATSON (1901 - )
Lucy Ethel WATSON (1903 - )
Ernest Kirby WATSON (1906 - )
Henry WATSON (1907 - 1924)
Events in Alex WATSON (1893 - 1916)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt Jul 1893 Alex WATSON was born Boonah, Queensland, Australia 1893/C4500
26 Aug 1914 21 Enlist AIF Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 9th Batt; num 245
02 Mar 1915 21 Military Service Gallipoli Peninsula
04 May 1915 21 Returned to Australia Venereal
22 Jun 1915 21 Enlist AIF Seymour, Victoria, Australia
30 Jun 1916 22 Alex WATSON died France
30 Jun 1916 22 Killed in Action France Note 1
30 Jun 1916 22 Burial Armentieres, France Note 2
Note 1: Took part in a raid on the enemy's trenches on the night of 29-30/6/16
Note 2: Ration Farm Cemetery near Bois Grenier 1 1/2 miles south of Armentieres
Personal Notes:
Alex Watson

Rank Private [Pte]
Service Number 1593
Unit 24th Bn Australian Inf
Service Army
Conflict 1914-1918
Date of Death 30 June 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Cemetery or Memorial Details FRANCE 82 Ration Farm Military Cemetery La Chapelle d'Armentieres
Place Of Enlistment Boonah, QLD
War Grave Register Notes WATSON, Pte. Alex, 1593. 24th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 30th June, 1916. Age 22. Son of Kirby and Mary Watson, of Cotswold, Queensland. I. I. 10.
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
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